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. 2010 Summer;7(2):82-7.

Local and systemic effects of unpolymerised monomers

Sulekha Siddharth Gosavi  1 , Siddharth Yuvraj Gosavi, Rama Krishna Alla
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Local and systemic effects of unpolymerised monomers

Sulekha Siddharth Gosavi et al. Dent Res J (Isfahan). 2010 Summer.

Abstract

Methyl methacrylate (MMA), a widely used monomer in dentistry and medicine has been reported to cause abnormalities or lesions in several organs. Experimental and clinical studies have documented that monomers may cause a wide range of adverse health effects such as irritation to skin, eyes, and mucous membranes, allergic dermatitis, stomatitis, asthma, neuropathy, disturbances of the central nervous system, liver toxicity, and fertility disturbances.

Keywords: Allergic contact; Dermatitis; Methylmethacrylate; Stomatitis.

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