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Review
. 2018 Mar-Apr;8(2):93-98.
doi: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_416_17. Epub 2018 Apr 24.

Effect of Fixed Metallic Oral Appliances on Oral Health

Ahmad Alnazzawi  1
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Effect of Fixed Metallic Oral Appliances on Oral Health

Ahmad Alnazzawi. J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2018 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

There is a substantial proportion of the population using fixed metallic oral appliances, such as crowns and bridges, which are composed of various dental alloys. These restorations may be associated with a number of effects on oral health with variable degrees of severity, to review potential effects of using fixed metallic oral appliances, fabricated from various alloys. The MEDLINE/PubMed database was searched using certain combinations of keywords related to the topic. The search revealed that burning mouth syndrome, oral pigmentation, hypersensitivity and lichenoid reactions, and genotoxic and cytotoxic effects are the major potential oral health changes associated with fixed prosthodontic appliances. Certain oral disorders are associated with the use of fixed metallic oral appliances. Patch test is the most reliable method that can be applied for identifying metal allergy, and the simultaneous use of different alloys in the mouth is discouraged.

Keywords: Burning mouth syndrome; dental alloys; fixed prosthesis; hypersensitivity; oral pigmentation.

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