"Root Canal Irrigants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Chemicals used mainly to disinfect root canals after pulpectomy and before obturation. The major ones are camphorated monochlorophenol, EDTA, formocresol, hydrogen peroxide, metacresylacetate, and sodium hypochlorite. Root canal irrigants include also rinsing solutions of distilled water, sodium chloride, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D012388
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D25.800 D27.505.954.122.425.300.500 D27.720.274.300.500 J01.637.051.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Root Canal Irrigants- Root Canal Irrigants
- Canal Irrigants, Root
- Irrigants, Root Canal
- Root Canal Medicaments
- Canal Medicaments, Root
- Medicaments, Root Canal
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