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Formacresol is a mixture consisting of formalin, cresol and glycerine used in dentistry. [1] It is used for vital pulpotomy of primary teeth and as a temporary intracanal medicament during root canal therapy.
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. With reference to the context of the recently...
The use of formocresol for vital pulp therapy has been under considerable debate due to its formaldehyde component [35,36]. A study comparing DPC using formocresol with conventional CH capping, has reported better success rates with the former material and suggested it to substitute the conventional method [37].
Formocresol. Formocresol has been used in dentistry for over 100 years, and for vital pulpotomy in primary teeth for over 80 years. Its efficacy has been extensively studied, with clinical success rates ranging from 70% to 100%, making it the standard against which newer techniques are compared.
Keywords: Formocresol, Devitalization, Pulpotomy, Mutagenicity, DPX (DNA -protein cross links) 1. Introduction . 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
Diluted formocresol is the most widely recommended primary tooth pulpotomy medi- cament, but it is not commercially available. This investigation surveyed practicing pediatric dentists about the concentration of formocresol that they use to perform pulpo- tomies and, if they use diluted formocresol, where they obtain it.
Formo Cresol package insert / prescribing information for healthcare professionals. Includes: indications, dosage, adverse reactions and pharmacology.
