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3 Μαΐ 2023 · The current paper aimed to review the properties of formocresol and concerns regarding its safety as a pulpotomy medicament for primary teeth.
Formaldehyde, a primary component in formocresol, is a hazardous substance and is considered a probable human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, Health Canada, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Formocresol in Dental Domain: A Review. Rohit Pannu. Published 2019. Medicine. TLDR. Concerns have been expressed over the acuity of using products containing formaldehyde in children and alternatives being considered, even though there is no notable data to support the assertion of formocresol toxicity. Expand. ijsr.net. Save to Library.
Formaldehyde, a primary component in formocresol, is a hazardous substance and is considered a probable human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, Health Canada, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Formocresol has been used in dentistry since 100 years. The biologic approach to pediatric pulp therapy is either devitalization approach of formocresol pulptomy or pulpectomy. Formocresol was introduced to treat non-vital permanent teeth in the United States by Buckley in 1904. In 1930, Sweet introduced the formocresol pulpotomy
Formocresol is caustic and creates a severe tissue burn if allowed to touch the gingiva. 2. When the pellet is removed, the tissue appears brown, and no hemorrhage should be evident. 3. If an area of the pulp was not in contact with the medication, the procedure must be repeated for that tissue.
View PDF chevron_right. Background: Formocresol and ferric sulfate were used as pulpotomy medicaments since long time in pediatric dentistry. Formocresol is regarded a gold standard in devitalization group while ferric sulfate is regarded gold standard in preservation.
