Re: Any Question Too Strange?

Maybe you should ask what material these dentists were using for their
root canal fillers. There is a substance called Sargenti Paste that
some dentists use for root canals. They have been known to put peanut
oil in the mixture. Since they do not tell patients they are using
it, patients with peanut allergies would be at risk for anaphylaxis
reaction. Patients could also have allergic reactions to many of the
other substances used in Sargenti Paste.


There is a small group of dentists that use this substance on
unsuspecting patients, The American Endodontic Society(AES). They
formed a society whose only purpose is to use Sargenti Paste. They
even have a website. They are general dentists.

The recognized specialty organization for endodontics, The American
Association of Endodontists (AAE), are against the use of Sargenti
Paste. Their statement is below.

Sargenti Paste contains paraformaldehyde, lead, phenyl mercuric
borate, eugenol liquid, other goodies and sometimes peanut oil.

The Sargenti method is not taught in dental schools in the US. If it
is mentioned at all, students are told not to use it. Canada also has
a ban on it.

Most of the research that has been done on this substance has been on
rats, dogs, monkeys, and unsuspecting patients.

A clinical professor of endodontics at the University of Pacific
School of Dentistry and the University of California School of
Dentistry, Stephen Cohen, D.D.S., once wrote;

" Simply put, there is no circumstance where it would be appropriate
to use a paraformaldehyde paste for sealing a root canal."

Most dentists do not admit to using Sargenti Paste. Other names that
it is known by are, N2, N2 Normal, N2 Medical, N2 Universal, N2
Apical, RC-2B, RC-2W, TCM, White One-Step Endodontic Formula, and
Endodilato.

Just a thought.......
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