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


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?



Gutta percha works a lot better based on percentage of long term
success. Doesn't mean that a silver point endo can't work.

'Course like someone mentioned, what is taken out of a tooth with
endodontic treatment is more important than what is put back in.

I retreated a lower molar last year with a failed silver point endo
that was only 2-3 years old! The silver points pulled out easily and
were blackened by corrosion. Why someone is still using them, I
don't know.

Steve


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