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-as of [28 APRIL 2024]–
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*AKA* –>
“ROOT CANAL THERAPY”
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[*’endo-dontic therapy’ is a ‘sequence’ of treatment for the ‘infected pulp’ of a ‘tooth’ which results in the ‘elimination’ of ‘infection’ and the ‘protection’ of the ‘de-contaminated tooth’ from ‘future micro-bial invasion’*]
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(‘root canals’ + their associated ‘pulp chamber’ are the ‘physical hollows’ within a ‘tooth’ that are naturally inhabited by…)
‘nerve tissue’
‘blood vessels’
(…and other ‘cellular entities’…)
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(…which together constitute the ‘dental pulp’)
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‘endodontic therapy’ involves…
*the removal of these structures*
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(the subsequent (‘shaping’ / ‘cleaning’ / ‘de-contamination’) of the ‘hollows’ with ‘small files’ + ‘irrigating solutions’)
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(…+ the obturation (aka ‘filling’) of the ‘decontaminated canals’ with an ‘inert filling’ such as ‘gutta-percha’ + typically a ‘eugenol-based cement’)
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(‘epoxy resin’ is employed to bind ‘gutta-percha’ in some ‘root canal procedures’)
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(‘endodontics’ includes both ‘primary’ + ‘secondary’ endo-dontic treatments (as well as ‘periradicular surgery’) as applied to ‘teeth’ that still have potential for ‘salvage’)
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*SKETCHES*
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