JMN
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If you never looked at the long term effects of handling monomer, you better read this.
Short version:
It is easily absorbed by your skin
It can cause:
Peripheral Neruopathy (can't feel with your fingers and nerve pain)
Nerve damage generally (mylein sheath disorders(that's the insulator on the 'conductor' of your nerves))
A few other things like we'd expect Liver, Kidney damage. Nose/mouth/lung issues.
Local and Systemic Effects of Unpolymerised Monomers
Methyl methacrylate (MMA),a widely used monomer in dentistry and medicine has been reported to cause abnormalities or lesions in several organs. Experimental and clinical studies have documented that monomers may cause a wide range of adverse health ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Short version:
It is easily absorbed by your skin
It can cause:
Peripheral Neruopathy (can't feel with your fingers and nerve pain)
Nerve damage generally (mylein sheath disorders(that's the insulator on the 'conductor' of your nerves))
A few other things like we'd expect Liver, Kidney damage. Nose/mouth/lung issues.
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