When your body reacts excessively to daily usual factors, like food, medicine, or the scent of some things, this is called an allergic reaction, while some people may have allergies to berries, seafood, pollen, and medications, toothpaste allergies may be uncommon but it happens, allergies are frequently chronic conditions. Since there are a lot of kinds of toothpaste in the market, you have a wide variety of choices like children’s toothpaste that has less fluoride content, teeth whitening toothpaste, herbal toothpaste whitening, sensitive teeth toothpaste, toothpaste for smokers, and others, however, due to other contents in some toothpaste, there may be allergic reactions to some people. Allergic reactions to toothpaste can cause inflamed lips (cheilitis), gums swelling, tongue irritation, redness, sometimes teeth discoloration, and peeling of the lips and skin around the mouth.
What causes the allergy?
Because of the various brands and use of toothpaste, their ingredient also varies which may be present with one brand but do not have it in another brand, this may be some of the causes
Flavorings such as:
- Peppermint
- Spearmint
- Cinnamal
- Anethole
- Propolis for antiseptic
- Hexylresorcinol to protect your teeth against plaque
- Azulene found in toothpaste specially made for gum swelling
- Fluoride
How can it be diagnosed?
A patch test is done to determine if you have any allergy to toothpaste or any dental hygiene products, usually, it is recommended to have a series of test with other products and also with the patients own preferred products, the benefit of using the patient’s preferred product is that in a substantial percentage of occurrences, the sole outcome is to the patient’s product but it may also give out a false positive with a minimal content of the allergens. A positive reaction reveals redness, swelling, and blisters in the area, it can also sometimes be itchy.
What should you do if you have a toothpaste allergy?
Usually, the allergic reactions go away in a few hours or minutes, however, if it gets worse and does not show any change, you should go and see your dentists right away, because this may be something more serious.
A toothpaste allergy can easily be avoided so that it will never cause any problems with your oral hygiene, after identifying your specific allergens, you can get another brand of toothpaste, get another brand and check the label before buying it, refer also to your patch test if you have the results already.
Treatment:
For immediate treatment, your dentist may suggest topical medications that can be applied to the affected area. But if there are no improvements or if it gets worse, contact your dentist at once.
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