Complications during root canal irrigation--literature review and case reports

Int Endod J. 2000 May;33(3):186-93. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2000.00303.x.

Abstract

LITERATURE REVIEW AND CASE REPORTS: The literature concerning the aetiology, symptomatology and therapy of complications during root canal irrigation is reviewed. Three cases of inadvertent injection of sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide beyond the root apex are presented. Clinical symptoms are discussed, as well as preventive and therapeutic considerations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Burns, Chemical / etiology
  • Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / etiology
  • Eye Burns / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / adverse effects
  • Hypersensitivity / etiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oral Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Root Canal Irrigants / adverse effects*
  • Sodium Hypochlorite / adverse effects*
  • Subcutaneous Emphysema / etiology

Substances

  • Root Canal Irrigants
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Sodium Hypochlorite