Diffusion of medicaments within root canal dentin. A scanning electron microscopic study.

Root canals of 21 maxillary human teeth were enlarged with reamers and flushed alternatively with sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide. After its mechanical preparation, root canals were dressed with camphorated paramonochloropherol and/or formocresol delivered by paper points. All three medicaments crystallize both on dentin walls and inside dentinal tubules. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed.