title: Commonly used topical oral wound dressing materials in dental and surgical practice--a literature review.
abstract: A small number of medicaments are used in oral and maxillofacial surgery to dress wounds, relieve pain, prevent infection and promote healing. While these materials are routinely used, their constituents, uses and effects on oral tissues are rarely discussed. This literature review provides an overview of the constituents, uses and effects of the common materials--oxidised regenerated cellulose, Whitehead's varnish, Carnoy's solution, bismuth iodoform paraffin paste (BIPP), zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) and Alvogyl.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dublin Dental University Hospital, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Freedman
authors.forename: Leo F A
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Stassen
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001729:Bismuth / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002725:Chloroform / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations; D000431:Ethanol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005054:Eugenol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009055:Mouth / Q000293:injuries*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010511:Periodontal Dressings; D014945:Wound Healing; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D062366:para-Aminobenzoates / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: C033474:Carnoy's solution; D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated; D009822:Oils, Volatile; C045757:bismuth iodoform paraffin paste; C013804:butyl aminobenzoate, eugenol, iodoform, spearmint oil drug combinations; D062366:para-Aminobenzoates; C033390:Coe-Pak; D000431:Ethanol; D005054:Eugenol; D002725:Chloroform; C013695:Surgicel; D019342:Acetic Acid; D015034:Zinc Oxide; D001729:Bismuth