Hello. I hope someone can relate to this and help me out. About 4 months
ago I started developing two red areas on my lower lip where the mouthpiece
rests. They kept getting bigger and now are open sores. I have been using
a gold plated rim for years. I switched to a delrin (plastic) rim on my
metal stem and for about a week things started clearing up. Then it came
back with a bang! I have been to my dentist who says that I am developing
an allergy to the metal in my permanent bridgework (probably nickel) only
on the outside of the gums where the cheeks are, but not on the inside of
the gums . He can not explain that or the lip sores. I went to a
dermatologist who did testing for nickel which turned out to be
positive. However, he did not test for any other metals for some reason
beyond my understanding. I am going to make an appointment with an allergist.
In the meantime, I have ordered a delrin stem to go with the rim as I think
my lower lip is "spilling" into the rim a bit and making contact with the
metal of the stem. However, from what I've been told and researched, brass
does not contain nickel so I'm thinking I'm allergic to some other metal.
I am slathering vitamin E on my lips about a million times a day in order
to make them less painful. Nothing else seems to help and believe me, I've
been through the whole line up. Has anyone had this problem and what did
you do about it? Also, has anyone ever tried a wood (ebony or some such
exotic wood) mouthpiece and what did you think of it? What about
stainless steel?
Thanks for your help and I'm really getting desperate. I see a future of
no horn playing if this keeps up and that is tragic for me. Karon
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