title: Root canal procedure for disarming nonhuman primates.
abstract: Nonhuman primates were disarmed by shortening their canine teeth. These teeth were cut off near the gingival level, the entire pulpal tissue removed and the canal filled with a formulated paste which was radiopaque, adhesive and germicidal. The teeth were sealed with a commercial alloy. This endodontic procedure was a quick, practical one-step method for permanently disarming nonhuman primates.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops / Q000601:surgery; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D005557:Formaldehyde; D000882:Haplorhini / Q000601:surgery*; D007180:Incisor / Q000601:surgery*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000601:surgery; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D005557:Formaldehyde; D003723:Dental Amalgam