title: "Long-distance" bactericidal effectiveness of formalin on permanent human teeth.
abstract: The long distance bactericidal effectiveness of 0.005 ml. 25 percent formalin in 80 percent ethanol applied on a cotton pellet to pulp chambers for one week in unreamed, unirrigated permanent human teeth with initial postive cultures was studied. The results showed 59 percent negative cultures on subsequent examination.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology*; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000382:microbiology; D004202:Disinfectants; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants; D005557:Formaldehyde