Exposures to Dental Products, Stomatological Preparations, and in Dental Care and Toothache reported to the PIC Erfurt (1997 to 2017)
Open Access
- 15 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Scientific Reports
- Vol. 10 (1), 1-6
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65079-w
Abstract
We examined human exposures to dental products (EDP), stomatological preparations (ESP), and in the context of dental care (EDC) or toothache (ETA) registered by the Poisons Information Centre (PIC) Erfurt from 1997 to 2017. Dental products like dental technical and filling materials belong to medical devices. Stomatological preparations were classified according to the ATC code and symptom severity to the Poisoning Severity Score (PSS). In total, 156 cases of EDP (136 cases with different tooth filling materials), 1167 cases of ESP (55.6% fluoride containing products), 979 cases of EDC, and 331 cases of ETA were registered. Symptom severity in EDP and ESP were asymptomatic or mild. In ETA and EDC, however, 35 cases with moderate and 5 cases with severe symptoms were detected. 5 moderate and 3 severe cases were caused by prolonged paracetamol overdose. Severe bleeding occurred following tooth extraction in a 41 year-old phenprocoumon treated patient after self-medication with acetylsalicylic acid and metamizole. Gingival injection of lidocaine plus epinephrine in a 37 year-old healthy woman resulted in severe bradycardia and cardiac arrest. Acute toxicity of EDP and ESP appears to be low. Prolonged paracetamol overdose because of toothache, and some dental treatment can result in severe symptoms.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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