Biomaterial Database

Side-effects of dental materials reported in Scandinavian countries. 2000

M Bergman

Department of Odontology, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.

Dental treatment usually involves a wide range of materials which continue to grow in number and complexity. During the last decade there has been an increasing demand for safety evaluation and control of dental materials. Since it is the members of the dental staff who handle the materials in their most reactive states they constitute the main risk category. Bearing this in mind reported side-effects in both patients and dental personnel in Scandinavia are presented. Data from the only two existing national registers for side-effects of dental materials, i.e. those in Norway and Sweden, are thus elucidated. Furthermore, recent mainly Scandinavian publications dealing with the side-effects of dental materials are presented. It can be concluded that a national register on the side-effects of dental materials, apart from revealing information regarding their frequency and nature, may detect changes in the profiles of adverse reactions and also serve as a tool for the post-marketing surveillance of dental materials.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009664	Norway	A country located in northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden. The capital is Oslo.	Kingdom of Norway
D011358	Product Surveillance, Postmarketing	Surveillance of drugs, devices, appliances, etc., for efficacy or adverse effects, after they have been released for general sale.	Drug Surveillance, Postmarketing,Evaluation Studies, Postmarketing,Postmarketing Product Surveillance,Product Surveillance, Post-Marketing,Drug Surveillances, Postmarketing,Evaluation Study, Postmarketing,Post-Marketing Product Surveillance,Post-Marketing Product Surveillances,Postmarketing Drug Surveillance,Postmarketing Drug Surveillances,Postmarketing Evaluation Studies,Postmarketing Evaluation Study,Postmarketing Product Surveillances,Product Surveillance, Post Marketing,Product Surveillances, Post-Marketing,Product Surveillances, Postmarketing,Studies, Postmarketing Evaluation,Study, Postmarketing Evaluation,Surveillance, Post-Marketing Product,Surveillance, Postmarketing Drug,Surveillance, Postmarketing Product,Surveillances, Post-Marketing Product,Surveillances, Postmarketing Drug,Surveillances, Postmarketing Product
D012042	Registries	The systems and processes involved in the establishment, support, management, and operation of registers, e.g., disease registers.	Parish Registers,Population Register,Parish Register,Population Registers,Register, Parish,Register, Population,Registers, Parish,Registers, Population,Registry
D003727	Dental Auxiliaries	Personnel whose work is prescribed and supervised by the dentist and who provide dental related care.	Auxiliaries, Dental,Auxiliary, Dental,Dental Auxiliary
D003764	Dental Materials	Materials used in the production of dental bases, restorations, impressions, prostheses, etc.	Dental Material,Material, Dental,Materials, Dental
D003815	Dentists	Individuals licensed to practice DENTISTRY.	Dentists, Pediatric,Dentists, Prosthetic,Dentists, Restorative,Periodontists,Prosthodontists,Dentist,Dentist, Pediatric,Dentist, Prosthetic,Dentist, Restorative,Pediatric Dentist,Pediatric Dentists,Periodontist,Prosthetic Dentist,Prosthetic Dentists,Prosthodontist,Restorative Dentist,Restorative Dentists
D004968	Estrogens, Non-Steroidal	Non-steroidal compounds with estrogenic activity.	Estrogens, Nonsteroidal,Estrogens, Non Steroidal,Non-Steroidal Estrogens,Nonsteroidal Estrogens
D005260	Female		Females