formocresol

Formacresol is a mixture consisting of formalin, cresol and glycerine used in dentistry.{{cite book |last1=Ireland |first1=Robert |title=A Dictionary of Dentistry |date=2010 |publisher=OUP Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-158502-9 |page=337 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uK5Gkzs-DfQC&pg=PT337 |language=en}} It is used for vital pulpotomy of primary teeth and as a temporary intracanal medicament during root canal therapy.

Buckley's solution is a 20% form of formocresol, diluted with glycerine and distilled water.{{cite book |last1=Rao |first1=Arathi |title=Principles and Practice Of Pedodontics |date=2012 |publisher=JP Medical Ltd |isbn=978-93-5025-891-0 |page=293 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ynaeb6CC8wAC&pg=PA293 |language=en}}

The use of formocresol in pediatric dentistry has been deprecated, and ferric sulfate suggested as a substitute.{{cite book |last1=Koch |first1=Goran |last2=Poulsen |first2=Sven |title=Pediatric Dentistry: A Clinical Approach |date=2013 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-118-68719-2 |page=158 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7Xdh8wb6zFsC&pg=PA158 |language=en}}