Now, root canal treatment can be done in single day: Dentist

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 3

With recent advances in technologies, most root canal treatments (RCTs) can be successfully done painlessly in a single appointment. This was stated by Dr Rajiv Chugh, an eminent dental surgeon from South Delhi, while speaking at a continuing dental education programme on “Latest in predictable endodontics” here today.

He apprised the audience about intricacies and recent updates in successfully doing a root canal treatment.The programme marked the beginning of centenary-year celebrations of the Dentistry in India.

The centenary torch for 100 years of the Dentistry in India started from Indian Dental Conference, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and reached Chandigarh where the Indian Dental Association (IDA), Chandigarh branch, ignited it.

The torch reached the Oral Health Sciences Centre, PGI, and would be passed on to other dental institutes in the tri-city. In 1920, Dr R Ahmed founded the First Dental College of India, which was financed by starting New York Soda Fountain in Kolkata.