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Skin contact with gold and gold alloys

Effects and possible causes of black dermographism and metal smudge

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The ordinary person comes into contact with metallic gold and gold alloys either through the wearing of gold jewellery or as a consequence of the use of these materials in dental restorations and prostheses. In what follows, knowledge of the effects of such contact, gleaned from literature studies, will be reviewed.

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Rapson, W.S. Skin contact with gold and gold alloys. Gold Bull 17, 102–108 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03216576

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