Rubber latex allergy and the endodontic patient.
Increasingly, patients with rubber latex allergy are being seen in dental offices. Health care workers, persons allergic to certain foods and those with certain medical histories are potentially latex-sensitive. This article presents the case of a patient with a history of severe rubber latex allergy and the associated management of an endodontically involved tooth. The possibility of the latex allergic patient being sensitive to gutta-percha obturation material is also raised.
Knowles
K I
KI
Department of Endodontics, Creighton University School of Dentistry, Omaha, NE 68178, USA.
Ibarrola
J L
JL
Ludlow
M O
MO
Anderson
J R
JR
Newcomb
B E
BE
D000328:Adult; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006171:Gutta-Percha / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007840:Latex / Q000737:chemistry; D020315:Latex Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000009:adverse effects; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D014581:Urticaria / Q000209:etiology
D007840:Latex; D006171:Gutta-Percha