>The actual formulations are below. Any clue why someone
>would use this?
>
>Root Canal packing Paste: 15gm
> Paraformaldehyde 46%
> Lidocaine HCl 37%
> Creosol Acetate 4.5%
> Eugenol Flavor
>
>
>The root canal paste is made up of
> Paraformaldehyde 95-97%,
> Lidocaine HCl,
> Cresol(M) Liquid and
> flavor Eugenol USP. I read this recently, on the aes website, attributed to Patrick Wahl:
N2 is 4.5% formaldehyde; embalming
fluid is 40%. Formocresol, the pulpotomy agent and intracanal medicament advocated in my
endodontic training at the University of Pennsylvania, is 19% formaldehyde.
Now, if modern compounds are paraformaldehyde 46-97%...that FAR surpasses embalming fluid!!! What the hell? This is bizarre!!