Chemical Facial Cellulitis due to Inadvertent Injection of Formalin into Oral Tissue Space
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Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Bhojia Dental College, Baddi, Nalagarh H.P.
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Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Desh Bhagat Dental College, Muktsar, Punjab
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Navodaya Dental College and Hospital, Raichur, Karnataka
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Clin. Pract. 2015, 5(4), 810; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.810
Submission received: 30 August 2015
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Revised: 6 December 2015
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Accepted: 17 December 2015
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Published: 30 December 2015
Abstract
This paper reports the accidental injection of formalin into oral tissue space, in an 8-year old child resulting in chemical facial necrotizing cellulitis and its management. The common practice of keeping formalin in local anesthesia vials should be avoided by dental clinics, to prevent such unfortunate incidents.
Keywords:
case report; formalin; injection; management
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Bector, A.; Virk, P.S.; Arakeri, G. Chemical Facial Cellulitis due to Inadvertent Injection of Formalin into Oral Tissue Space. Clin. Pract. 2015, 5, 810. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.810
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Bector A, Virk PS, Arakeri G. Chemical Facial Cellulitis due to Inadvertent Injection of Formalin into Oral Tissue Space. Clinics and Practice. 2015; 5(4):810. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.810
Chicago/Turabian StyleBector, Aditi, Pawandeep Sandhu Virk, and Gururaj Arakeri. 2015. "Chemical Facial Cellulitis due to Inadvertent Injection of Formalin into Oral Tissue Space" Clinics and Practice 5, no. 4: 810. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.810
