Editing Iodoform (section)

==Applications==
The compound finds small-scale use as a disinfectant.<ref name=Merck/><ref>{{citation| first = Phyllis A.| last = Lyday |publisher = Wiley-VCH, Weinheim| year = 2005 | doi = 10.1002/14356007.a14_381.pub2 | title = Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry | pages = 1–13 | isbn = 9783527306732 | chapter = Iodine and Iodine Compounds }}</ref> Around the beginning of the 20th century, it was used in medicine as a healing and antiseptic dressing for wounds and sores and, although this use is now largely superseded by superior [[antiseptic]]s, it is still used in [[otolaryngology]] in the form of [[bismuth subnitrate]] iodoform [[Liquid paraffin (drug)|paraffin]] paste (BIPP) as an antiseptic packing for cavities.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Randhawa |first1= G. K. |last2= Graham |first2= R. |last3= Matharu |first3= K. S. |title= Bismuth Iodoform Paraffin Paste: History and uses |journal= British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |year= 2019 |volume= 57 |issue= 10 |pages= E53–E54 |doi= 10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.10.153 }}</ref> It is the active ingredient in many ear powders for [[dog]]s and [[cat]]s, along with [[zinc oxide]] and [[propionic acid]], which are used to prevent infection and facilitate removal of ear hair.{{Citation needed|date=October 2014}}