TruFlow Orthodontic Flux

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: Odorless White Paste

Potential health effects

EYES: This product can cause eye irritation, or eye injury upon prolonged contact. SKIN: This product can produce irritatin, particularly on abraded skin. Prolonged exposure may cause dermatitis. INGESTION: Some components of this product are potentially toxic if ingested, and may cause one or more of the following symptoms and effects: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, cramps, gastrointestinal irritation, tachycardia, convulsions, and central nervous system depression. INHALATION: Inhalation of the components and decomposition byproducts of this product does not pose a significant risk to health when the product is used in accordance with instructions and appropriate protective measures (see Section #8). The components/decomposition products may cause one or more of the following symptoms and effects if exposure is excessively high and /or prolonged. Acute exposure: Irritation to the nose, throat, and respiratory tract; cough, nose bleeds, nausea, vomiting, chest tightness, chills, fever, tearing, pneumonitis, and pulmonary edema. Chronic exposure: Abdominal pain and cramps, impaired pulmonary function, liver and kidney damage, and fluorosis (a bone disease characterized by mottled teeth, osteosclerosis, and pain and loss of mobility in joints).

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

Pre-existing pulmonary diseases (e.g., bronchitis, asthma), may be aggravated by inhalation overexposure.Chronic overexposure by ingestion or inhalation may aggravate diseases of the liver, kidneys, and the sketetal, nervous, and gastrointestinal systems.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Inhalation, ingestion