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Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 1:07pm
the difference in color between the primary and secondary dentin. You can actually see where the canal used to be, before it calcified in. Right in the center of that secondary dentin is a small white speck. This is where the dentinal chips have accumulated in the canal. That little white spot is the remnant of the canal.
Micro-opener used to open
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Posted
Sun 16 Nov 2008 1:14pm
1. Healthy Tooth
2. White Spots
Enamel is the hard outer crystal-like layer. Dentin is the softer layer beneath the enamel. The pulp chamber contains nerves and blood... and in the dental office can help the tooth repair itself.
3. Enamel Decay
4. Dentin Decay
Demineralization continues. Enamel starts to break down. Once the enamel surface is broken
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Posted
Tue 11 Nov 2008 10:16pm
Following trauma, tooth discoloration is very common. The discoloration comes from the bleeding inside the pulpal chamber. The dentin becomes stained as the blood gets into the dentinal tubules and trapped in the pulp horns. The first step in restoring the natural color to the tooth is good endodontic therapy with adequate removal of the stained facial
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Posted
Thu 20 Sep 2007 1:32pm
hard layer of your tooth) and made its way into the softer more sensitive layer, the dentin.
The dentinal layer has a larger amount of nerve and vascular tissue than does enamel..." with the pain of an infection that has made its way into the dentinal layer, then the next layer is the nerve, and at that point a root canal is indicated. Save your self some pain
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