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I needed a complete cleaning with few filling of decayed tooth. When I visited a dentist she suggested to wait with the teeth gets decayed completely and then to do root canal. Somehow I am not comfortable with this. Any suggestions?
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No need to wait till it is decayed I dnt know with what sense he told if it is not deep filling will be enough otherwise if it is deep it will go for rct
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