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Nickel, Chromium, Cobalt Dental Alloys and Allergic Reactions an Overview

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Biocompatibility of Co-Cr-Ni Alloys

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Dental alloys containing nickel, cobalt and/or chromium are widely used for dental restorations. Ni-Cr alloys contain generally 69–81% nickel, whereas Co-Cr alloys contain mostly less than 1% of nickel. The main components of these alloys are Co (60–65%), Cr (27–30%) and Mo (5–6%). Another group of non-precious dental alloys are stainless steels with ca. 18% Cr and 8% Ni.

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    Hartmut F. Hildebrand, Christian Veron & Pierre Martin

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Hildebrand, H.F., Veron, C., Martin, P. (1988). Nickel, Chromium, Cobalt Dental Alloys and Allergic Reactions an Overview. In: Hildebrand, H.F., Champy, M. (eds) Biocompatibility of Co-Cr-Ni Alloys. NATO ASI Series, vol 171. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0757-0_19

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