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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Maxillary bone necrosis following the use of formaldehyde containing paste: management and case series

Silvia TortoriciDifalco PFrancesco Burruano

subject

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyNecrosisPolymersDisinfectantGingivaFormaldehydeDentistryDental Pulp Devitalizationchemistry.chemical_compoundstomatognathic systemSettore MED/28 - Malattie OdontostomatologicheFormaldehydemedicineHumansParaformaldehydeGeneral DentistryRoot Canal Irrigantsbusiness.industryMouth MucosaOsteonecrosisMiddle AgedMaxillary DiseasesSurgerystomatognathic diseaseschemistryAnti-Infective Agents LocalPulp (tooth)FemaleMaxillary bone necrosis paraformaldehydemedicine.symptombusiness

description

Paraformaldehyde is used both as a disinfectant and to devitalise inflamed pulps when local anaesthesia is ineffective. Despite the clinical benefits, paraformaldehyde is not confined to the pulp, but penetrates the dentine and is gradually released as formaldehyde. This case series describes the effects on periodontal and bone tissues of paraformaldehyde used as a devitalising or disinfectant agent.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2007-04-24British Dental Journal
https://doi.org/10.1038/bdj.2007.995