Risico's van ingestie van reinigingstabletten voor kunstgebitten en gebitsprothesen

Objective. To determine the frequency and severity of intoxication caused by cleansing tablets for dental plates or dental prostheses. Design. Questionnaire study. Setting. National Poisons Control Centre, Bilthoven, the Netherlands. Method. In 1996, all 78 physicians who requested information from the Centre about intoxications with clean sing tablets for dental plates or dental prostheses were sent a questionnaire enquiring about the exposure situations and the severity of the effects of the intoxications. Results. Forty-six questionnaires (59%) were returned. Older people (24; 52%) and children (14; 30%) constituted the largest groups of intoxicated. As a rule, accidental ingestion of the tablets was involved. In most cases, one tablet had been swallowed. Local effects, mostly of a mild nature, were reported in 22 patients. Systemic effects were reported in two patients but in these cases the connection with the ingestion was doubtful.