title: "New age" pulp therapy: personal thoughts on a hot debate.
abstract: This article outlines the counterpoint delivered in the debate "Is Formocresol Obsolete?" It addresses the opinion supporting the need to move away from formaldehyde-containing preparations in the dental care of children. It is suggested that such a move should be made not just because of concerns relating to the possible toxicity of formaldehyde but to reflect a more contemporary, biologic approach to pulp therapy in the primary dentition.
authors.affiliation: The School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Correspond with Dr. Waterhouse atp.j. waterhouse@ncl. ac. uk. p.j.waterhouse@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Paula Jane
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Waterhouse
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000379:methods; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000502:physiology; D003788:Dental Pulp Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004339:Drug Compounding; D005566:Formocresols / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011672:Pulpotomy; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000502:physiology; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D005566:Formocresols; C031025:formocresol