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Root canal: is there a different method to remove pulp?
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Root Canal Therapy: The canal or canals are cleaned and shaped either with hand or rotary\reciprocating files.
Answered 1/1/2014
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Combination: After the tooth is anesthetized, then the pulp chamber is exposed and the "nerve" can be removed with a combination of hand files, rotary files, lasers and irrigating solutions that help dissolve any remaining "nerve" tissue.
Answered 3/15/2014
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