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Rubber latex allergy and the endodontic patient
K I Knowles1, J L Ibarrola, M O Ludlow
1Department of Endodontics, Creighton University School of Dentistry, Omaha, NE 68178, USA.
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.

