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Corticosteroids (Dental)

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Description

Dental corticosteroids (kor-ti-ko-STER-oyds) are used to relieve the discomfort and redness of some mouth and gum problems. These medicines are like cortisone. They belong to the general family of medicines called steroids.

Dental corticosteroids are available only with your medical doctor's or dentist's prescription in the following dosage forms:

Dental

Hydrocortisone
- Paste (U.S.)
Triamcinolone
- Paste (U.S. and Canada)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

Kenalog in Orabase ²
Orabase-HCA ¹
Oracort ²
Oralone ²

In Canada -

Kenalog in Orabase ²

Another commonly used name for hydrocortisone is cortisol .

Note:

For quick reference, the following corticosteroids are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.

This information applies to the following medicines:
1.	Hydrocortisone (hye-droe-KOR-ti-sone)†
2.	Triamcinolone (trye-am-SIN-oh-lone)
† Not commercially available in Canada

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Corticosteroids (Dental)

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