Knowles K I, Ibarrola J L, Ludlow M O, Anderson J R, Newcomb B E
Department of Endodontics, Creighton University School of Dentistry, Omaha, NE 68178, USA.
J Endod. 1998 Nov;24(11):760-2. doi: 10.1016/S0099-2399(98)80169-6.
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.
