Mandibular bone necrosis after use of paraformaldehyde-containing paste
Paraformaldehyde has been used in the past as a pulpotomy agent. However, it has a severe cytotoxic effect and may cause alveolar bone necrosis. Depulpin, a devitalizing agent containing 49% paraformaldehyde, is no longer used frequently due to its severe side effects. In the two cases described in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Academy of Conservative Dentistry
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5395/rde.2016.41.4.332 |
| Summary: | Paraformaldehyde has been used in the past as a pulpotomy agent. However, it has a severe cytotoxic effect and may cause alveolar bone necrosis. Depulpin, a devitalizing agent containing 49% paraformaldehyde, is no longer used frequently due to its severe side effects. In the two cases described in the present study, Depulpin was used as a devitalizing agent during root canal treatment. It caused a gradual loss of sensibility in adjacent teeth, gingival necrosis, and osteomyelitis. This case report demonstrates the serious side effects of using a paraformaldehyde-containing paste as a devitalizing agent for pulp, particularly mandibular bone necrosis. |
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| ISSN: | 2234-7658 2234-7666 |