Indications
· For gingival retraction
· To stop minor gingival bleeding
· Recommended to arrest bleeding during:
· Restorative procedures
· Crown preparations
· Before impression taking
· Placing fillings
· Cementing inlays or crowns
· Curettage
· Deep scaling
· Also after minor surgery
Advantages
· Aluminum chloride has an astringent effect
· Unsurpassed kindness to hard and soft tissue
· Eliminates sulcular fluid contamination for optimal bonding
· Easily absorbed by retraction cords and braids
· Non staining unlike ferric sulphate which stains porcelain veneers and crowns
· Contains no epinephrine to help avoid cardiac reactions
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