Lelyana, Shelly (2020) Hypersensitivity in Dentistry. SONDE (Sound of Dentistry), 5 (2). pp. 22-31. ISSN 2685-1822
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Abstract
Immune system is a part of body defense system towards diseases, but the immune mechanism that normally defend the body could react in reverse or in other word could destroy its own body. This reaction is well known as hypersensitivity reaction. In dental practice, practitioners are using a few materials and several drugs to treat their patient, like metals, acrylics, antibiotics, hypnotics, anesthetics, to name a few. When using all kinds of dental materials and medication, dental practitioner should know how to handle the reaction that may possibly happened, most importantly in worst case scenario like patient hypersensitivity reaction the materials or medication. These hypersensitivity reaction usually manifests throughout the body and as a dental practitioner it is important to have an awareness on the signs and symptoms in the oral cavity, so practitioner could describe the cause and how to treat it. Dental practitioners should be aware on the materials and drugs that could be aware on the material and drugs that can be the potential allergens for the patient and the practitioner himself. The aim of this literature review is to give information on some of the most common hypersensitivity reaction in dentistry.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Hypersensitivity, Allergy, Oral cavity |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RK Dentistry |
| Depositing User: | Perpustakaan Maranatha |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Oct 2020 07:13 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Dec 2020 07:38 |
| URI: | http://repository.maranatha.edu/id/eprint/11001 |
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