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Hand Eczema from Acrylate Compounds in Dentistry

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Acrylates/methacrylates have been used in dentistry since the 1940s. Hand eczema in dental professionals caused by acrylates and methacrylates has been frequently reported since then. These substances are still extensively used in dentistry because there are no better alternatives.

Although these substances are often implicated as causes of allergic contact dermatitis, they have also been reported to cause irritant reactions. Hand eczema may affect the finger pulps, sides of fingers, palms, and dorsa.

In this chapter we will describe various uses of these substances in dentistry, epidemiology, and considerations in patch testing for contact allergy to these substances.

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  1. National Skin Centre, 1 Mandalay Road, Singapore, 308205, Singapore

    Anthony T. J. Goon MBBS, MRCP, FRCP, Ph.D.

  2. Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Jan Waldenströms Gata 18 Ingang 73, Plan 5, Malmö, SE 20502, Sweden

    Marléne A. I. Isaksson M.D., Ph.D.

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    Ali Alikhan

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    Jean-Marie Lachapelle

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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Goon, A.T.J., Isaksson, M.A.I. (2014). Hand Eczema from Acrylate Compounds in Dentistry. In: Alikhan, A., Lachapelle, JM., Maibach, H. (eds) Textbook of Hand Eczema. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39546-8_17

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