Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Technically, India is a part of Asia; however, the land mass south of the Himalays is often referred to as the Indian Sub-continent, a smaller continent-like area with India, both Pakistans, and probably Nepal. I'm not sure what constitutes a sub-continent, rocks-wise, but any way ... Indian sub-continent.
A surgical extraction is a more complex procedure. It is used if a tooth may have broken off at the gum line or has not come into the mouth yet. Surgical extractions commonly are done by oral surgeons. However, they are also done by general dentists.
(An endodontist is a dentist who specializes in doing a root canal procedure, which is also called endodontic therapy.) The root canal procedure is endorsed by the dental establishment as the preferred alternative to extraction. It is a big part of the business of dentistry. Give people what they want â and who wants to lose a tooth?