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A member asked:
Since there won't be as much drilling to get to the nerve, will that make the root canal go any faster?
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By a minute or two..: .. if that really makes a difference to you. The drills cut pretty fast through a tooth, so the amount of tooth structure is really not a factor.
Answered 5/17/2014
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NO: Getting to the pulp is fast and takes seconds most of the times, the real challenge is to negotiate and clean and fill nicely the root canals
Answered 5/17/2014
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No difference: The modern endodontic techniques, high speed equipment and adequate anesthesia make root canal treatment fast, painless and predictable. Take care.
Answered 5/18/2014
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