Latex??

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jaswi
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#16 Post by jaswi »

My vote is that it is a reaction to the glue, rather than the bandages. :)
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#17 Post by purpleteeth »

landela wrote:I think I may be having an allerigic reaction to my elastics. I just got elastics on Tues (August 26) and after a few hours I noticed the inside of the right side of my cheeck was kind of irritated, but I figured that was just part of having elastics. Yesterday I noticed it was even worse. Then in the middle of the night I kept waking up because I was in so much pain from the elastics. I finally decided to take them out and noticied that the left side of the inside of my cheek was getting irritated as well. I gave the ortho a call and he said to leave them out for a few days, then once the irritation is gone to put them back in.
My question is, how do I know if it is just irritation or an allergic reaction to latex? It felt like 3-4 little bumps/blisters, and it was starting to be rubbed raw. Now that I've taken the elastics out my cheeks feel a lot better. I've never had a reaction to latex before, so that is why my ortho was wary about giving me latex free elastics.
Any advice would be appreciated.
This actually sounds normal for when you FIRST get elastics. They are rubbing, which causes irritation, which can actually cause blisters. Give it a solid week and if you notice other symptoms such as cheek swelling or redness around the mouth, blisters on the tongue or something --- then get concerned.

I have a proven latex sensitivity, but can handle the latex elastics for some reason.
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