Predictive genetic testing, risk communication, and risk perception: an international expert meeting in Berlin, Germany

Achilles, Steffi; Tönnies, Holger

doi:10.1007/s12687-013-0177-6

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“…Both of the terms biocompatibility and safety refer to the risk concept. In daily life, the term risk is well-known, but it is used mainly intuitively and is not related to the actual risk [23]. In science and within certification processes (see below), risk is defined as the combination of the severity of an adverse effect and the frequency of it occurring [22].…”

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Strategies to Improve Biocompatibility of Dental Materials

Schmalz

2014

Curr Oral Health Rep

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Adverse reactions to dental materials occur and public interest in this topic has increased during recent decades. Thus, improving the biocompatibility of dental materials is necessary and must be based on several strategies. First, a strategy for improving the administrative and technical conditions for material certification processes should be included, such as the development of in vitro tests with enhanced predictability of the generated data for use in the clinic. Second, research on material/tissue interactions must be enhanced and include mechanistic approaches, as this strategy leads to the development of new and more biocompatible materials. Research into patients and their individual exposure situation is a strategy directed at better defining risk groups. Finally, improvement of education will also lead to improved biocompatibility of dental materials.

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confidence: 99%