## SUMMARY Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) in dentistry may affect dentists and orthodontists, technicians, nurses and patients. Changes to dental practice in recent years have altered the reported frequencies of allergens causing ACD in both dental personnel and patients. Allergic contact dermat
Current concepts in contact dermatitis
β Scribed by J. English
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 169 KB
- Volume
- 145
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0963
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