USE OF PATCH TEST TO DETERMINE THE PREVALENCE OF NICKEL ALLERGY IN CHILDREN AGED 5–12 YEARS

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.26819180211

• Palavras-chave: ATENA

• Keywords: Contact dermatitis. Nickel. Pediatric dentistry. Prevalence.

• Abstract:

  Nickel causes contact allergies

  in a large segment of the population, and

  several studies have investigated etiological

  factors in the development of nickel sensitivity.

  This sensitivity has important implications for

  dentistry, as several dental materials contain

  nickel. The aim of our study was to use patch

  test to determine the prevalence of nickel

  allergy in children aged 5–12 years. The sample

  comprised 87 individuals who were screened

  for dental care at the Dentistry Clinics I and II of

  the Dentistry Course of the Federal University

  of Santa Maria. The study showed that 41.4%

  of participants reacted positively on the nickel

  sensitivity patch test, of those exhibiting positive

  responses, 27.8% were males and 72.2% were

  females. The prevalence of nickel allergy was

  evaluated only in children aged 5–12 years.

  There was a high prevalence (41.4%) of

  cutaneous sensitivity to nickel among children

  aged 5–12 years; the prevalence is higher

  among females.

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