Root canal dental X-ray

Root canal dental X-ray. X-ray of a tooth filledduring root canal dentistry. The root canal showsup as white on the X-ray. This specialist rootcanal dentistry, which takes 2 hours, has twostages. The first is the drilling, cleaning anddisinfecting of the tooth's root canal. The secondis to fill the hole with hot gutta percha gum(over 200 degrees Celsius). The temperature andthe use of an injection gun ensures the gum fillsall of the hole. This technique helps avoid laterinfection, which can result in an infected tooththat needs to be extracted, and can also causedamage to the jaw bone. The X-ray shows howsuccessful the operation has been.. Stunning Photo Gifts From Science Photo Library

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