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Artificial Filling in Root Canal on the way out

  • 18-02-2014 2:58am
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    New 'painless' treatment to repair teeth
    A novel "regenerative" technique to repair infected teeth -- claimed to be painless and cheaper than the traditional root canal treatment -- has been developed by doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.

    Termed as "SealBio", the technique uses body's own stem cells and eliminates the need for cumbersome root canal fillings.


    it has obtained an Australian patent, while an application with the US Patents office is under process.

    Instead of filling the root canal with artificial materials that may pose bio-compatibility problems, it makes use of regenerative potential of stem cells and growth factors available at the root of the teeth.


    In case of this technique, the stem cells at the root of the decayed teeth are stimulated to induce regeneration and deposition of a natural tissue barrier (seal) to fill up the root canal in just one sitting.




    The root canal is restored to health by gradual build up of tissue by stem cells over a period, extending from a few weeks to some months.

    The AIIMS doctors say that this treatment simplifies the whole procedure with minimal use of equipment, less time and cost of treatment.

    "Shah has been able to successfully carry out this new procedure in dozens of patients and the 4-5 years follow up results have been very encouraging,"


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