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ArticleBritish dental journal2019

Value of root-filled teeth in maintaining a functional dentition for life.

Kishor Gulabivala, Yuan-Ling Ng

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Article in British dental journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Kishor GulabivalaUCL Eastman Dental Institute, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Unit of Endodontology, 256, Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD, UK. k.gulabivala@ucl.ac.uk.
Yuan-Ling NgUCL Eastman Dental Institute, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Unit of Endodontology, 256, Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to draw attention to the strategic goals of planning for a functionally and aesthetically optimal dentate quality of life, and the role that teeth maintained through root canal treatment can play in such a plan. The perception that root-treated teeth should largely, and wherever possible, be discarded as a viable option is a seriously flawed judgment. The utility of root-treated teeth must be properly and critically discriminated as they can play a significant role in the long-term plan, despite having unique characteristics that must be accounted for.

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DentitionPeriapical PeriodontitisHumansQuality of LifeRoot Canal ObturationRoot Canal TherapyTooth Root

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