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Need to fix bridge
Is it necessary to do root canal on healthy teeth before fixing a bridge ?
Please guide ? There's a missing tooth so dentist advised bridge to be put. However he's insisting root canal be done on healthy teeth before fixing a bridge.
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It is not necessary for root canal to be done unless one of the supporting teeth is carious or out of alignment
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