Contact Allergies to Dental Metal as a Possible Risk Factor for Oral Cancer

Completed

Conditions studied: Head and Neck Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Gathering information about allergies to metals may help doctors learn whether having an allergy to metal used in dental work increases the risk of developing oral cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying contact allergies to dental metal as a possible risk factor for oral cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00693550
Run by
Mayo Clinic
People needed
115
Starts
2000-08-01
Expected to finish
2009-01-01
Last updated by the study team
2011-06-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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