Citation

Greene AE, Roosevelt GE, Grubenhoff JA, Klein U. Pediatr. Emerg. Care 2011; 27(8): 758-759.

Affiliation

Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. greene.amanda@tchden.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/PEC.0b013e318226e166

PMID

21822090

Abstract

Tooth decay is common in US children, especially for children in low-income families. More than half of second-grade children have cavities. Therefore, root canal procedures are becoming more common in children. We report a case of a 2-year-old boy with a rare complication of a root canal procedure secondary to sodium hypochlorite toxicity. Sodium hypochlorite, a commonly used root canal irrigant, and its toxicity are reviewed.

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