Chemical decontamination: actual products overview, rinsing methods and active assistance rules

Dekontaminacja chemiczna: przegląd dostępnych preparatów, techniki płukania i zasady czynnej asysty

Pamela Werewska^1,A,E,F, Tomasz Olek^1,2,3,A,E,F, Aleksandra Duniewska-Olek1^,A,E,F

¹ Centrum Stomatologii OLMEDICAL, Częstochowa
² Katedra i Zakład Stomatologii Zachowawczej z Endodoncją, Wydział lekarsko-dentystyczny w Zabrzu, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach, kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. med. Marta Tanasiewicz
³ Studium Doktoranckie, Wydział lekarsko-dentystyczny w Zabrzu, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach, kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. med. Ewa Żukowska–Szczechowska

Authors’ Contribution: A - Study Design, B - Data Collection, C - Statistical Analysis, D - Data Interpretation, E - Manuscript Preparation, F - Literature Search, G - Funds Collection

Received: 20.09.2015. Accepted: 23.09.2015. Published: 07.10.2015 

Prawa autorskie przeniesione na Wydawnictwo AS MEDIA

SUMMARY

Chemical decontamination, which is removing of the organic and non-organic substance toghether with disinfection of the root canals using chemical agents, is nothing more than a supplement of a basic method called "mechanical root canals development". Products used to rinse the canals are: sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, chlorhexidine, sodium edetate, citric acid and saline. There are strict rules of rinsing the root canals that you have to follow, to avoid complications occured by wrong use of the rinsing products that are not neutral for the human body tissue. It is important to have an active assistance during this stage of treatment.

KEY WORDS:

chemical decontamination, rinsing the root canals, products used to rinse the root canals