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

Table 1

The main items of the questionnaire.

Items of questionnaire	Evaluation
Professional contact-exposure to metals	Yes/no, which metals/contact duration
Smoking experience	Yes/no, how much and how long
Used medicines	Yes/no, which
Implants	Yes/no, which and how long
Tattoos	Yes/no, how long, how big
Contact with jewellery, watches, piercings	Yes/no, burning, itching, swelling, rash, type of material
Blackening of metals	Yes/no, type of material
Allergy	Yes/no, specification
Utilization of initial MELISA® test results	Were the results of MELISA® test helpful? Yes/no
Treatment measures and recommendations based on the results of the initial MELISA® test	Yes/no, removal of metals from oral cavity, revision/exchange of implants