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Effective Procedure To Save Your Teeth

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In the United States, more than 15 million conduit treatments are performed annually, according to the American Association of Endodontists. When a decay or other situation significantly damages a tooth, it is possible that the only option to save it is a root canal treatment, a procedure that is practiced 41,000 times a day in our country, according to reports the American Association of Endodontics. This procedure, also called endodontic therapy, aims to remove bacteria and dead or decaying nervous tissue from the inside of an affected tooth, removing its pulp and sealing the space with inert material to prevent the loss of the tooth. The origins of this treatment date back to the seventeenth century, although the most important reference in this regard is the American specialist in therapy of root canals, Harry B. Johnston, who coined the term endodontics, which comes from the Greek words "endo" , which translates as inside, and "odontos" which means t