European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse By Jane Brody new York times a inn words Raol canal and Moil people shudder with anguish Ai Timic jets of the in Maul procedure hut Anesini 13 and technique As Well a Bollor ironing of denials have in silted in spec Dick Tor painful and More successful realm Only As a Resuli. There has been a Sharp increase in the number of Rool canal procedures done annually Fiam 3 1 million in 1350. Loan slim Ald 23 5 million last year thin turn has meant Hal Lar More Loeth arc being saved a commensurate reduction in extractions and the need Lor coolly bldg Coit. Of dentures i the Samp Lima. The Ligid of Root canal therapy has been struggling Tor a new Public image itt boiler matches Roamy for Star Lorn it has men on a now name c Ndu Dolnics. From meaning within and Dorotics Lela ring to Loch the denial specialists Dovold to saving Teeth through Rool canal therapy Call Ihorn salvos Endo Dontsos although was recognized As n specially by the american dental association in 1963, there arc Only about 2,000 specialist in practice today. About 90 percent of the Rool canal Ihor apy is still Dune by general done Sis most of whom have undergone some special training in the Jat so Condor tonic techniques Tho Public comes by us negative image of look canal therapy honestly archaeological evidence indicates that it was Piach ced As Early As the second or thud Century . Albeit in rudimentary Toun pcs pile considerable Progress in Iho intervening can Luiis Root canal therapy was abandoned in the Early 1900s when an English physician. William Hunt or suggested Hal Oral infections could spread throughout the body by trapping such Alec trans undo Gold Caps tie digged. The treatment could promote anaemia gastritis colitis kidney disease and obscure the result was a Mutual abandonment of talc mils to save Inlet cd Teeth and wholesale pulling of All such Teeth when they became Loo Pam Lul to boar. Endodontics recovered slowly irom this ill informed assault but ins ices than Pei acct methods of anaesthesia and treatment sullied its reputation. Fortunately techniques and Racli toners live changed. Those of you whose la Harbor strongly negative feelings about Rool canal therapy should know Hal modern Condo Donics can help you keep your own i Cath Lor i a rest of your Lilc the Best Timo to undergo fool canal therapy is when there is no pain said or Joseph Schachnow. A general dentist who practices in new York cily. A lot of people Are walking around today who need such in Calmont but Don t know it because it does t Hurt yet. It s up to your dentist to pick up the problem Beta a it causes the Crown tha port of your to cell Hal you can Sec is covered by a hard layer of enamel. Beneath that lies the Denlin. Another hard tissue. Under the Duntin and extending Down into the roots is the pulp a Soli tissue that houses nerves blood vessels and Lymph vessels. The pulp s Job is to lorm the Teeth and nourish them. Normally the pulp is photo cited from the Many inc Cliotis organisms in the lessening pain of Root canals Mouth but infection can spread Inlo Iho Punk when decay moves through the enamel and Denim or when the hard layers of fillings crack and expose the Salt Jisuo. An infection can also spread whoa tooth is dislodged or damaged by trauma. Ii an infection Isuel Reaid. In can Progress through the Looth s reals into the supporting Bone causing a painful abscess. Sometimes Ond Donlie therapy is needed because a tooth s nerve a been damaged by periodontal disease trauma or the need to Cut Down a Loolah to it it with a Cap ende Dolnics May also be used to remove uni Gulfy discoloration by bleaching Tho Loolah trom the inside. Coping with abortion by Darren Dopp associated press new women who have abortions Sulfar any significant physical or emotional distress As a result of the Pic euro a study presented to Iho us surgeon general suggests. By Lar most women Cope Quile Well and exhibit it Oneal the depressive symptoms of Ion attributed to having an abortion Brenda major an associate pro lessor of psychology at tha Stalo University of new York at Buffalo said recently. Major interviewed 600 women before and immediately after they underwent abortions and found 85 percent lacked depressive symptoms. In fact most had a feeling of Relief Tho psychologist reported most of Iho women interviewed were in their Early 20s and came irom a variety of social and economic backgrounds. Leonard Good stain head of Iho american psychological association said the study is the Best theoretically based and methodologically sound research in the the study contradicts the claims of Many anti abortion groups that abortion is a in Aumalis experience Loi most women. The findings wars recon Fly presented. To surgeon general c. Eveiett keep who is writing a report to the president on lha psychological elects of abortion. My locus was nol whether abortion was right or wrong major said. We wanted to find out the psychological factors Hal predict How women will Cope Wilh a negative me Nellie Gray head of March for Lite a Washington based and abortion group. Criticized the research Lor missing the nobody is telling the woman that she s killing her baby. They Are telling her she s having a medical procedure which is what people can Copo Tho women who agreed to participate in the study were interviewed to determine their expectations Lor the procedure and whether they blamed the unwanted pregnancy on some aspect of their character behaviour Chanca or their sex partners. The interviews were conducted privately at the Erie county medical Center in Bullaro most of the women who were asked agreed to participate. Major said. Of the 1s percent of women who reported moderate to severe depression most blamed some aspect of their character a part of themselves Hal is stable and cannot be changed As opposed to those blaming the ii behaviour which can be changed. Major said. Tha women who coped Best Ware those who had expected to Cope Well before the procedure she said. Follow up interviews with 179 of the participants found that women improved the emotional state in the three weeks following the abortion. We did nol find As some of the non scientific analysis predicted Hal women were suddenly taken Wilh the consequences of their action once they saw a child on a swing sol or a baby in a crib major said. As an example of evidence she would consider non scientific. Major mentioned research based on tellers ministers have received from women Alvo had bad abortion experiences. The usual purpose of endodontics is to remove Iho i acted pulp or damaged nerves Len Lize the tooth s roots and Seal the area la protect ii from future infections even when All of a Looth s pulp or isl be removed. The Looth can remain alive indefinitely nourished by nearby tissues or. Donald e. Arens. An associate pro lessor of endodontics at Indiana. University likened the therapy to cleansing a wound. We remove the source of a Lection and create an environment in which the tissue can heal he said. In his Mollico in Indianapolis he said to save More Ihan 98 percent of the to Cert we treat tha treatment starts Wilh an examination including x rays to assess the extent of the trouble electrical impulses May be used to lest the Loolah for sensitivity to heal cold and pressure and to measure the pulp chamber and Root canal then a local aesthetic usually lidocaine is injected to numb the area. The Loolah is Ihen isolated using a rubber dam. And an opening is drilled through the Crown of the tooth ultrasonics and highly refined Liny Mas worked by hand Are used to remove the infected pulp and thoroughly cleanse and shape the pulp chamber. Med Calion May tur Lher sterilize the Rool canals ii there is an abscess antibiotics will taxi prescribed and Iho tooth will be left unsealed and allowed to Drain uni the infection is cured if More Ihan one trial Manl is needed a temporary tilling will be placed in Tho pulp chamber when All signs of infection to gone id Root canal will to lined Willi Colonl and filled and sealed with a soil pliable Matial called Gutla pc Cha. Which conforms to the space and pc vols bacteria from entering the patient s general dentist then completes he restoration of Hie tooth usually in h ,1 Gold or porcelain Crown supported on a Post set Inlo the remaining base of the tooth. Typically Endodontic therapy involves two or Chiao visits followed by the final restoration sometimes Iho Job can be done in one visit any pain which May result irom irritation of nearby nerves is usually relieved by Over the counter medication and rarely lasts Lor More than a Tew Days Cost of the therapy olten in the neighbourhood of $200 to $600. Depends on several factors said or. Noah Chivian. Director of endodontics at Newark Bolh Israel medical censer. These include the number of roots involved some Leola have one others iwo of More. The location and position of the tooth some arc Dill cult to gel tothe number of treatments required and the training and skill of the practitioner usually Ireat Mcnol by an Endodontic specialist who has completed iwo years of specially training and been cer lied costs somewhat More than the same procedure done by a general dentist. Arcs and Chivian. Who cautioned against bargain suggested that prospective patients ask their dentists the following before undergoing treatment what Are my alternatives what will happen if i Don t do what you recommend How Many of these procedures have you done and with what results is the technique you use accepted by the Field of Endo dollies is19 taught at accredited denial universities tuesday february 23, 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 17
