Metal Mouth Message Board

I have developed somekind of rash on my face, around my mouth. I have some dry spots before, but now it is getting worse.

I have nickel free brackets and normal stainless steel wires. Just wondering that if I was supposed to got this rash from nickel it should have stricken me already. I have worn elastics for a long time, too.

The weird thing is that I dont have any problems inside my mouth, only the skin around my mouth is irritated.

Just asking if someone has had similar problems.

I sometimes get redness and irritation around my mouth after an adjustment. I'm assuming it's the gloves they wear. It seems to be worse if they are yanking on my lips a lot. Did your rash appear after you had something done to your mouth?

Agree with catfish and Meryaten. Also, have you changed your toothpaste or mouthwash? I find some toothpastes irritate the skin round my mouth.

Thanks for answers!

I think I have burned my lips and face, because of the hot weather. I have to follow what happens...

Hi platinum. I thought I had sunburn on my face...as it was peeling. Then I thought maybe it was because I had been helping put out a bushfire on a farm and thought the heat and dryness might have caused it. But it got worse next time I had an adjustment. Turned out I had a sever latex allergy (ie to the gloves they wear). ASked them to change to non latex...and have not had a problem since.

Thanks pippy!

I will go today to ortho because it seems that the rash is not going away.
I did not wear elastics for couple of days, but the rash is not going away.

I read that even though stainless steel wires should not release nickel, it can happen when is corrosion happening. I have had same wires for a long time.

I went to ortho today, and he seemed to agree that the rash around my mouth is propably caused by my braces.

They changed my archwires to new ones. I also got latex free elastics even though I havent any history with latex allergy. This was just to exlude possible causes of my rash.

I still have stainless steel molar bands. And if my rash do not disappear they will replace them with nickel free molar tubes.

hope it helps and your rash soon goes Nina.

The rash is really going away!!!!

I feel so much better now. I quite sick with my rash, I felt dizzy and somehow felt that my throat was smaller. My boyfriend said that I looked sick, but he thought I was just tired. Now I feel so fresh and I have loads of energy.