# Formocresol

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{{Short description|Mixture used in dental medicine}}
'''Formacresol''' is a mixture consisting of [formalin](/source/formalin), [cresol](/source/cresol) and [glycerine](/source/glycerine) used in [dentistry](/source/dentistry).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ireland |first1=Robert |title=A Dictionary of Dentistry |date=2010 |publisher=OUP Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-158502-9 |page=337 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uK5Gkzs-DfQC&pg=PT337 |language=en}}</ref> It is used for vital [pulpotomy](/source/pulpotomy) of primary teeth and as a temporary intracanal medicament during root canal therapy. 

Buckley's solution is a 20% form of formocresol, diluted with glycerine and [distilled water](/source/distilled_water).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rao |first1=Arathi |title=Principles and Practice Of Pedodontics |date=2012 |publisher=JP Medical Ltd |isbn=978-93-5025-891-0 |page=293 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ynaeb6CC8wAC&pg=PA293 |language=en}}</ref>

The use of formocresol in [pediatric dentistry](/source/pediatric_dentistry) has been deprecated, and [ferric sulfate](/source/ferric_sulfate) suggested as a substitute.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Koch |first1=Goran |last2=Poulsen |first2=Sven |title=Pediatric Dentistry: A Clinical Approach |date=2013 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-118-68719-2 |page=158 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7Xdh8wb6zFsC&pg=PA158 |language=en}}</ref>

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