title: Clinical uses of rectified turpentine oil.
abstract: Rectified turpentine oil can be used to soften or dissolve gutta-percha in the root canal space to facilitate endodontic retreatment or preparation of space for a post. For endodontic retreatment, the turpentine oil can be heated to 71 degrees C which significantly increases its ability to dissolve gutta-percha. For removing only a portion of the gutta-percha while leaving the rest intact, as for the preparation of space for a post, the turpentine oil is delivered to the canal at body temperature (37 degrees C).
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Kaplowitz
mesh_terms: D006171:Gutta-Percha; D019233:Retreatment; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012997:Solvents; D014425:Turpentine
chemical_list: D012997:Solvents; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D014425:Turpentine