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Contact dermatitis due to methyl methacrylate: uncommon and unwanted entity for dentists
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  1. Paranjay Prajapati,
  2. Rajesh Sethuraman,
  3. Sucheta Bector,
  4. Jayanti R Patel
  1. Department of Prosthodontics, KM Shah Dental College & Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
  1. Correspondence to Professor Jayanti R Patel, drjrpatel33{at}yahoo.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-200520

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    Derivatives of methacrylic acid showing strong sensitising properties are frequent causes of allergic contact dermatitis in dentists and dental technicians.1–4

    Methyl methacrylate is used for fabrication of acrylic removable partial or complete dentures for edentulous patients. Dentists, especially prosthodontists, are repeatedly exposure to these chemicals during various clinical and laboratory procedures. The most frequent sensitisers include 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, ethylene glycol …

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