title: Rubber latex allergy and the endodontic patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Creighton University School of Dentistry, Omaha, NE 68178, USA.
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Knowles
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ibarrola
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Ludlow
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Newcomb
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007840:Latex; D006171:Gutta-Percha