Dentists urge people to protect their natural teeth
The HinduSurveys from various Indian cities have found that nearly 65% of the adult population has at least one tooth with apical periodontitis, a condition that ultimately leads to tooth extraction. However, only a few realise that dental caries in a tooth slowly progresses within a year and goes deeper into the tooth, causing dental nerve pain and bone infection around the roots of the tooth, causing apical periodontitis, said Gopi Krishna, secretary general for the International Federation of Endodontic Associations. “Half the adult population worldwide has at least one diseased tooth with AP,” he said, citing a finding from a global study covering more than 40 countries, including India. “Data from surveys conducted in various Indian cities found that close to two-thirds of the adult population of India has at least one tooth with apical periodontitis,” he added.
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