Allergic reaction to titanium-made fixed dental restorations: A clinical report .

摘要: From the mid 1980s (approximately 10 years after titanium was first used as a medical metal), reports of suspected Ti sensitization began to emerge. In present report,a 33-year-old Japanese woman presented with pruritus fingers and specific reaction mercury, nickel, silver on lymphocyte stimulation testing (LST).Her condition improved 17 restorations containing Hg or Ag were removed.Titanium composite resin, both which had no LST, in replacements intraoral restoration improved; however, cervical eczema emerged 9 months, repeat LST showed Ti. The removal titanium. It is therefore likely that allergy provoked eczema. This report suggests clinicians should be aware possibility from dental restoration.