A Practical Guide to Biocompatibility Testing for Dental Materials

Author: Koral SM.

Source: International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology

Year: 2014

Comment:

Through the scope of biocompatible dentistry, the author examines immune reactivity, serum compatibility routines, oral galvanism, and more.

Abstract / Excerpt:

“The restorative materials we use today have all been developed with ‘most people’ in mind. Most people can put up with a bit of toxicity, immune reactivity and galvanic stress. However, there are outliers, and perhaps their numbers are growing, who can’t stand up to those stresses as well as others. The prevalence of multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) has been reported to be somewhere between 12 and 33% in the general population, with 2 to 6% having been actually diagnosed as such.”

Citation:

Koral SM. A Practical Guide to Biocompatibility Testing for Dental Materials. International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxiciology. 2014.