Materials used for dental impressions are usually safe. This study describes a case of fatal anaphylaxis that appeared immediately after the oral mucosa came into contact with an alginate paste used for dental impressions. The cadaveric examination and the poslmortem toxicology report confirmed that the cause of death was anaphylactic shock. The patient was affected by both cardiovascular and lung dlseases that worsened the condition and forbade the use of epinephrine. To the authors' knowledge, dental impression materials, and alginate in particular, have not been reported previously as being a cause of anaphylaxis
Gangemi S, Ventura Spagnolo E, Cardia G, Minciullo PL (2009). Fatal anaphylactic shock due to a dental impression material. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROSTHODONTICS, 22(1), 33-34.
Fatal anaphylactic shock due to a dental impression material
VENTURA SPAGNOLO, Elvira;
2009-01-01
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Materials used for dental impressions are usually safe. This study describes a case of fatal anaphylaxis that appeared immediately after the oral mucosa came into contact with an alginate paste used for dental impressions. The cadaveric examination and the poslmortem toxicology report confirmed that the cause of death was anaphylactic shock. The patient was affected by both cardiovascular and lung dlseases that worsened the condition and forbade the use of epinephrine. To the authors' knowledge, dental impression materials, and alginate in particular, have not been reported previously as being a cause of anaphylaxisFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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