[calcowgirl]

I’ve suffered from an allergy to nickel all my life. The higher caret gold is sometimes tolerable in earrings, but surgical steel works fine. Similarly, I can’t wear any costume jewelry that directly touches the skin. Nickel is a hard metal and is used in combination with many other metals. Even a watch caused problems—I would break out in a rash from the clasp (Now, stainless steel does the trick). I get the same reaction to those silver-colored buttons or grommets on blue jeans.

I never thought about dental products. If you know what the elements are of the product your dentist intends to use, you should be able to do an allergy test beforehand. This site has some good info.
http://corrosion-doctors.org/Allergies/nickelallergy.htm

[wideminded]

A dermatologist once told me that some people are so sensitive to nickel that you can put a nickel in a bucket of water and they will break out if they put their hand in the water.

[Sun]

“I never thought about dental products. If you know what the elements are of the product your dentist intends to use, you should be able to do an allergy test beforehand. This site has some good info.
http://corrosion-doctors.org/Allergies/nickelallergy.htm “

Thank you, that’s just what I need.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Thanks for the link. I have the same problems with nickel.

I checked the link and it says that it’s impossible not to ingest nickel as it is in most foodstuffs. This is news to me!