Commonly used topical oral wound dressing materials in dental and surgical practice

Freedman, MichaelStassen, Leo FA2013-09-202013-09-202013-07http://hdl.handle.net/10147/302001A small number of medicaments are used in oral and maxillofacial surgery to dress wounds, relieve pain, prevent infection and promote healing. While these materials are routinely used, their constituents, uses and effects on oral tissues are rarely discussed. This literature review provides an overview of the constituents, uses and effects of the common materials – oxidised regenerated cellulose, Whitehead’s varnish, Carnoy’s solution, bismuth iodoform paraffin paste (BIPP), zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) and Alvogyl.enDENTAL HEALTHCommonly used topical oral wound dressing materials in dental and surgical practice – a literature reviewArticleIrish Medical Journal (IMJ)