Allergy to gloves. Case report |
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| Authors: | Martin Ching Graham Webster† and Alastair N Goss |
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| Institution: | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Department of Dentistry, The University of Adelaide.;South Australian Dental Service. |
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| Abstract: | The risk of contracting infectious diseases from patients with either serious or even fatal consequences has led to considerable changes in dental practice in the last few years. A key step in infection control is to prevent contact between the dentist's skin and the patient's blood and saliva by wearing gloves. The practice initially requires some patience and tolerance but then has few disadvantages. This paper reports a case where there were adverse effects to the patient from the dentist wearing gloves. |
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| Keywords: | Allergy gloves infection control |
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