Barb,

Sorry but I fail to see how this substance can make a difference.  I thought
the problem is that the tubules that feed your tooth are what cause the
problem.  As I understand it your teeth have thousands of miles of tubes
which actually feed your teeth calcium etc.  This is why it is possible to
get cavities even with proper dental hygiene as these tubes will also feed
sugar to your teeth (explaining why children who eat alot of sugar and not
enough calcium have weak teeth).  When a tooth is pulled the tubes to that
tooth die.  Root Canals don't kill these teeth and tubules.  The tubules
continue to feed the teeth and this food is deposited in gum tissue, etc.  I
fail to see how any product can stop this process in the tubes.  The only
way I know of is extraction.

Please enlighten me,
Kim

> Dean, Tracy,
>
> Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the biocalix which is a brand name for a
> type of calcium hydroxide works as a root canal fill as it pushes the
> infection out of the remaing root tunnels and it also dries up the nesting
> grounds of the bacteria.  Gutta percha does nothing but fill the hole.
>
> Huggins reccommends the biocalex
>
> Barb
> Michael Lee Finney
>    michael.fin...@acm.org
>    michael.fin...@computer.org