Severe tissue damage and neurological deficit following extravasation of sodium hypochlorite solution during routine endodontic treatment

British Dental Journal

Volumn 198, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 749-750

  Witton, R ^a   Brennan, P A ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; DEXAMETHASONE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL BURN; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDODONTICS; FACE INJURY; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISOR; INJURY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUTH MUCOSA; NECROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGY; TISSUE INJURY;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; DEXAMETHASONE; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FACIAL INJURIES; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MOUTH MUCOSA; NECROSIS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE;

EID: 21344472360     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4812414     Document Type: Article

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