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  Teratology of Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) in Healthcare Workers

  By Paul J. Flaer, Mohammed Al Rubai, Saif Algarugly, Seng Kyu Choi, Yelena Prato, Reema Agha, Ana Maria Mejia, Carlos Gonzalez, Jude St Charles

  Abstract: Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) is a highly useful and generally “safe” biopolymer that is employed widely in the healthcare industry as a malleable and plastic acrylic material. MMA is used in healthcare treatment, especially in dentistry and orthopedic surgery. MMA may be self-cured, heated, microwaved, or light-cured into hardened acrylic plastic material. Self-curing of the combination of monomer liquid and polymer powder is the most common methodology of using MMA; the …

  Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 21–25 Read article →