Re: Endos who use biocompatible root canal fillers in NYC region?

"Fran L" wrote in message
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Robert, just my two cents...I had a root canal done 45 years ago. I was
a teenager eating a piece of cherry pie with a pit and broke a lower
molar. I had it done by my general dentist with silver points and have
never had a problem, only changed the crown once or twice. I also have 2
silver point RC's that are 35 years old, no problems (I better knock on
wood though, I do worry because docs give different opinions on redoing
them if they're not giving me trouble).

Interesting: silver points, instead of gutta percha? You mean the amalgam?

Can any of the Pros here comment on why silver points are no longer used?

(Since you had them done 45 years ago and you are obviously in good enough
health to use the computer, they are obviously not the death sentence some
here would like to claim :)






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