Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C0pQz95LROf/ When inflammation and infection destroy dental pulp tissue deep within a tooth, traditional therapy, the root canal procedure, removes the diseased pulp, fills the tooth with an inert material, and caps the tooth with a crown.  Now, researchers at Boston’s Forsyth Institute report a discovery that promises a better approach which cleanses and regenerates healthy pulp tissue.  Their studies show that the naturally occurring compound Resolvin E1, RvE1, can inhibit pulp infection and inflammation.  RvE1 application to pulp also promotes the formation of stem cells that can later become other dental components.  More work is ahead, but RvE1 may be the key to restoring damaged and infected teeth rather than removing and replacing them with implants……someday soon. https://forsyth.org/ada-forsyth-scientists-work-to-bring-tissue-regeneration-to-replace-root-canal-treatment/ #tooth #regeneration #endodontics #resolvins #rve1 #rootcanal #forsyth