Three Cases of So-Called Galvanic Stomatitis

Abstract

Three cases in which dental restorative materials may have caused oral mucosal changes are reported. The different materials may at contact create currents so-called oral galvanic currentsin the salivary milieus. In this study, measurement of the direct currents of dental materials were performed. In all cases, with lower currents, their symptoms on the local findings were improved. It was considered that the oral galvanic currents may exchange salivary milieus and have some effect on oral tissues. We called the stomatitis that may be associated with galvanic currents, galvanic stomatitis.