Complications during root canal irrigation--literature review and case reports.
LITERATURE REVIEW AND CASE REPORTS: The literature concerning the aetiology, symptomatology and therapy of complications during root canal irrigation is reviewed. Three cases of inadvertent injection of sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide beyond the root apex are presented. Clinical symptoms are discussed, as well as preventive and therapeutic considerations.
Hülsmann
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Department of Operative Dentistry, University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, D-37075 Göttingen.
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D000818:Animals; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000209:etiology; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000009:adverse effects; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006472:Oral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology
D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite