New technique to improve the success rate of root canal treatments
New technique to improve the success rate of root canal treatments
New Delhi, May 18 (India Science Wire): A team of researchers at the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and a startup incubated by it has come up with a new technique that promises to increase the success rate of root canal treatments substantially.
The root canal treatments involve removing the infected soft tissue inside the tooth, called the pulp, and flushing the tooth with antibiotics or chemicals to kill the bacteria that cause the infection. However, the treatments often fail to altogether remove all the bacteria – especially antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as Enterococcus faecalis. They remain hidden inside microscopic canals in the tooth called dentinal tubules.
In the new study, the re...