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MeSH Heading: Root Canal Irrigants
Tree Number(s): D25.800; D27.505.954.122.425.300.500; D27.720.274.300.500; J01.637.051.800
Unique ID: D012388
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012388
Scope Note: Chemicals used mainly to disinfect root canals after pulpectomy and before obturation. The major ones are camphorated monochlorophenol, EDTA, formocresol, hydrogen peroxide, metacresylacetate, and sodium hypochlorite. Root canal irrigants include also rinsing solutions of distilled water, sodium chloride, etc.
Entry Term(s): Root Canal Irrigant; Root Canal Medicament; Root Canal Medicaments
Previous Indexing: Irrigation (1966-1983); Root Canal Therapy (1966-1983)
Public MeSH Note: 84
History Note: 84
Date Established: 1984/01/01
Date of Entry: 1983/04/22
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Concept UI: M0019262
Scope Note: Chemicals used mainly to disinfect root canals after pulpectomy and before obturation. The major ones are camphorated monochlorophenol, EDTA, formocresol, hydrogen peroxide, metacresylacetate, and sodium hypochlorite. Root canal irrigants include also rinsing solutions of distilled water, sodium chloride, etc.
Terms: Root Canal Irrigants Preferred Term
Term UI T036863
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1984); Root Canal Medicaments
Term UI T036864
Date04/22/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Root Canal Irrigant
Term UI T000997485
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Root Canal Medicament
Term UI T000997486
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Root Canal Irrigants MeSH Descriptor Data 2025