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2-Hydroxylethyl methacrylate (HEMA), a tooth restoration component, exerts its genotoxic effects in human gingival fibroblasts trough methacrylic acid, an immediate product of its degradation
HEMA (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate), a methacrylate commonly used in dentistry, was reported to induce genotoxic effects, but their mechanism is not fully understood. HEMA may be degraded by the oral cavity esterases or through mechanical stress following the chewing process. Methacrylic acid (MAA) i...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249584/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21617943 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11033-011-0895-y |