Q. What is a formocresol & its uses?
A. Formocresol is a mixture consisting of formalin, cresol and glycerine used in dentistry. It is used for vital pulpotomy of primary teeth and as a temporary intracanal medicament during root canal therapy. Buckley’s solution is a 20% form of formocresol, diluted with glycerine and distilled water.
Q. What does formocresol do to pulp?
A. Formocresol has two major actions within the pulp. It kills bacteria, making it bactericidal, but it also fixes the pulp material, making it inert.
Q. Can we use formocresol for permanent teeth?
A. Permanent teeth with necrotic pulps can be treated with the same procedure that is used for the treatment of similarly involved deciduous molars.
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