title: Endodontic treatment in cases of allergic reaction to rubber dam.
abstract: The prevalence and severity of latex allergies have rapidly increased recently. This article presents two cases of patients with rubber latex allergy. The patient in case A was unaware of her sensitivity to latex and presented symptoms of contact dermatitis-stomatitis during endodontic treatment. The patient in case B reported latex allergy before the initiation of the treatment and a different approach was followed. Certain aspects of latex allergy related to the endodontic treatment are discussed. Moreover, a protocol is proposed for treatment of patients with latex hypersensitivity with safety.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontology, Dental School, Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kosti
authors.forename: Theodor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lambrianidis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002054:Burning Mouth Syndrome / Q000276:immunology; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D020315:Latex Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology*; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016733:Rubber Dams / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012449:Safety; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000276:immunology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D014753:Vinyl Compounds
chemical_list: D014753:Vinyl Compounds; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride