Question 230 · LDEK · Primary teeth
Find true sentences on formocresol:
1) it is used in pulpotomy and pulpectomy in primary teeth;
2) it is used to mummify all the residual pulpal tissue in the root canal;
3) it creates a superficial layer of fixation, while preserving the vitality of the deeper radicular pulp;
4) should not be applied directly on a bleeding pulpal tissue;
5) using formocresol in dentistry exceeds its current permitted exposure limits.
The correct answer is:
2) it is used to mummify all the residual pulpal tissue in the root canal;
3) it creates a superficial layer of fixation, while preserving the vitality of the deeper radicular pulp;
4) should not be applied directly on a bleeding pulpal tissue;
5) using formocresol in dentistry exceeds its current permitted exposure limits.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,5.
- B. 2,4.
- C. 3,4.
- D. 2,5.
- E. 1,2.
Hint
Recall what formocresol does to the superficial versus the deeper radicular pulp, and what persistent bleeding indicates.
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