Accidental injection of formalin: case report of severe negligence in dental office

Affiliations

¹ Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, C. K. S. Theja Institute of Dental Sciences and Research , Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India .
² Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, AIMST University , 08100 Semeling, Jalan Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia .
³ Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College , RIMS, Kadapa .
⁴ Professor and HOD, Department of Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgery, C. K. S. Theja Institute of Dental Sciences and Research , Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India .

Ramesh Babu Vaka et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 Nov.

. 2014 Nov;8(11):ZL01-2.

doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/10820.5153. Epub 2014 Nov 20.

¹ Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, C. K. S. Theja Institute of Dental Sciences and Research , Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India .
² Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, AIMST University , 08100 Semeling, Jalan Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia .
³ Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College , RIMS, Kadapa .
⁴ Professor and HOD, Department of Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgery, C. K. S. Theja Institute of Dental Sciences and Research , Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India .

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Keywords: Dental practitioner; Formalin; Local anesthetics.

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