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ArticleJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open2026

Dental Cement Placement to Temporize Recalcitrant Dental Pain From Acute Pulpitis.

Brian Chinnock, Kevin Fortier

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Article in Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Brian ChinnockDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco - Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research, Fresno, California, USA.
Kevin FortierPrivate Practice, Anaheim, California, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute pulpitis due to dental caries can commonly lead to severe pain that is recalcitrant to oral medications. Although definitive treatment normally requires a dentist, this is rarely available in the emergency department (ED), and patients can have prolonged delays for an available appointment. This case report described a patient with severe recalcitrant dental pain from acute pulpitis due to dental caries who had a temporary dental cement covering placed by the ED physician. The patient had almost complete resolution of dental pain that persisted for several days until the appointment with the dentist.

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dental cariesdental cementdental painpulpitiszinc oxide eugenol

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PMID41808683
PMCPMC12969615

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