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In the current issue of the CDA Journal, Dr. Bradley Lewis calls for a worldwide ban on formocresol, a dental medicament commonly on children during pulpotomies (baby root canals).    We have never stocked this at our practice, and after reading this thorough literature review, we never will.  All the component ingredients are carcinogenic, and what's worse, we place it DIRECTLY on the live inner cells of your child's teeth, where it's free to circulate throughout the body.  I call on all dentists to stop using this cheap, outmoded, smelly substance and put our pediatric patients' health above our supply costs.     MTA, ferric sulfate, and calcium hydroxide are all alternatives, with MTA having the most clinical success.