Thursday, January 25, 2007

Tiger has root canal treatment

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Rama, a six-year-old Bengal tiger, lies on the operating table as he has root canal treatment to remove a cracked and abscessed tooth.

Melbourne-based dentist David Clarke flew up from Melbourne to perform the operation at Darwin's Crocodylus Park.

He had to drill a hole into Rama's tooth and remove the soft tissue and nerve, before sealing it with an anti-bacterial paste.

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