TY - JOUR
T1 - Pleural malignant mesothelioma in dental laboratory technicians
T2 - A case series
AU - Mensi, Carolina
AU - Ciullo, Francesco
AU - Barbieri, Gino Pietro
AU - Riboldi, Luciano
AU - Somigliana, Anna
AU - Rasperini, Giulio
AU - Pesatori, Angela Cecilia
AU - Consonni, Dario
PY - 2017/5/1
Y1 - 2017/5/1
N2 - Asbestos was used in dentistry as a binder in periodontal dressings and as lining material for casting rings and crucible. However, until now, only one case of malignant mesothelioma with occupational exposure to asbestos in dental practice has been reported. We present 4 pleural mesotheliomas out of 5344 cases identified in Lombardy, Italy, in 2000-2014. Three men had been working as dental laboratory technicians, with asbestos exposure for 10, 34, and 4 years, and one woman had been helping her husband for 30 years in manufacturing dental prostheses. The men described the use of asbestos as a lining material for casting rings, while the woman was not able to confirm this use. We confirm the association of malignant mesothelioma with dental technician work. Dental technicians suffering from mesothelioma should be questioned about past occupational asbestos exposure.
AB - Asbestos was used in dentistry as a binder in periodontal dressings and as lining material for casting rings and crucible. However, until now, only one case of malignant mesothelioma with occupational exposure to asbestos in dental practice has been reported. We present 4 pleural mesotheliomas out of 5344 cases identified in Lombardy, Italy, in 2000-2014. Three men had been working as dental laboratory technicians, with asbestos exposure for 10, 34, and 4 years, and one woman had been helping her husband for 30 years in manufacturing dental prostheses. The men described the use of asbestos as a lining material for casting rings, while the woman was not able to confirm this use. We confirm the association of malignant mesothelioma with dental technician work. Dental technicians suffering from mesothelioma should be questioned about past occupational asbestos exposure.
KW - asbestos
KW - dental technician
KW - dentistry
KW - mesothelioma
KW - occupational exposure
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U2 - 10.1002/ajim.22716
DO - 10.1002/ajim.22716
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85017562762
SN - 0271-3586
VL - 60
SP - 443
EP - 448
JO - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
JF - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
IS - 5
ER -