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Caries bacteria need air and nutrients to survive. Why do we drill up the affected tooth, instead of sealing it off (with a bit of antibiotics) and wait for the bacteria to die from starvation?

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Caries bacteria need air and nutrients to survive. Why do we drill up the affected tooth, instead of sealing it off (with a bit of antibiotics) and wait for the bacteria to die from starvation?	1