Toxicity of monomers

January 19th 2017

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The term “resin-based dental materials” refers to dental materials containing polymers, like composites, adhesives, cements and denture base material. Usually, these polymers are formed by in situ polymerization of methacrylate monomers.

Permeability of Medical Gloves to Mono- and Dimethacrylate Monomers in Dental Restorative Materials

and | September 13th 2002

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Dental personnel manually handle methacrylate-based restorative materials, which can cause skin irritation and allergies. The protection given by different types of medical gloves is not well known.