One study examined the correlation between different metal allergy testing methods and patient ... the response of lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) to specific allergens.

Objective: To report our experience with patch testing of metals. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed outcomes of 1,112 patients suspected of having metal allergies. Patients were seen from ...

Although neither lymphocyte transformation test results nor serum metal levels were reported in these cases, those examinations may be useful in confirming metal allergy in these types of patients.

In dentistry, latex allergy increased significantly in the mid-1980s, following the need for glove protection against, among other things, HIV and other blood ... Allergies to metals in dentistry ...