J Asthma Allergy Clin Immunol.
2000 Apr;20(2):242-247.
Contact urticaria to bisphenol-A-Diglycidylether dental resin
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Epoxy resin based on Diglycidyl-ether-Bisphenol-A has been commonly used in dental fillings and dentures. Epoxy resin is a well known low molecular weight chemical sensitizer, but contact urticaria from epoxy resin has been infrequently reported despite it's wide use in dental practice. We report a case of a 48-year-old housewife who presented a recurrent episode of perioral erythema and angioedema associated with dental work. These symptoms, which occurred within 2 hours of having dental fillings, were aggravated with repeated dental procedures for a period of several days. Her symptoms improved after removal of dental fillings. Her contact urticaria to epoxy resin was reproduced by patch test with AH26 root canal sealer containing Bisphenol-A type epoxy resin. Delayed type reaction to epoxy resin was also noted. Her symptoms did not reoccur after use of another type of root canal sealer.
