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Trial reportBioMed research international2021

Titanium and Other Metal Hypersensitivity Diagnosed by MELISA® Test: Follow-Up Study.

Radka Vrbova, Stepan Podzimek, Lucie Himmlova, Adela Roubickova, Marketa Janovska, Tatjana Janatova, Martin Bartos, Alex Vinsu

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Trial report in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Allergic reaction to hypoglossal nerve stimulator: a case report.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025
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  5. Metal hypersensitivity in hip, knee and spine surgery.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Radka VrbovaInstitute of Dental Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, Charles University, Prague 121 11, Czech Republic.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8296-4425
Stepan PodzimekInstitute of Dental Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, Charles University, Prague 121 11, Czech Republic.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1029-2671
Lucie HimmlovaInstitute of Dental Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, Charles University, Prague 121 11, Czech Republic.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0846-5104
Adela RoubickovaInstitute of Dental Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, Charles University, Prague 121 11, Czech Republic.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1703-8518
Marketa JanovskaInstitute of Dental Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, Charles University, Prague 121 11, Czech Republic.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4354-1926
Tatjana JanatovaInstitute of Dental Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, Charles University, Prague 121 11, Czech Republic.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7368-4499
Martin BartosInstitute of Dental Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, Charles University, Prague 121 11, Czech Republic.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1998-0278
Alex VinsuInstitute of Dental Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, Charles University, Prague 121 11, Czech Republic.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6945-9798

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study is aimed at proving the clinical benefit of the MELISA® test in the minimization or complete elimination of health problems in patients with confirmed hypersensitivity to metals used for tissue replacements. A group of 305 patients aged 20-75 years with previously proven metal hypersensitivity (initial MELISA® test), mainly to titanium and then to another fifteen metals, was chosen from the database at the Institute of Dental Medicine. From these patients, a final group of 42 patients agreed to participate in the study, 35 of which were female and 7 were male. The patients completed a special questionnaire aimed at information regarding change of health status from their last visit and determining whether the results of the initial MELISA® test and recommendations based on it were beneficial for patients or not. They were clinically examined, and peripheral blood samples were taken to perform follow-up MELISA® tests. Questionnaire data was processed, and the follow-up MELISA® test results were compared with the results of the initial MELISA® tests. For statistical analysis, the Fisher's exact test and paired

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Surveys and QuestionnairesAdultAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypersensitivityMaleMiddle AgedTitaniumTitanium

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PMCPMC8192180

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