A root canal can help relieve you from pain and more importantly can prevent the need for a tooth extraction. For the most part, root canals are successful – and your dental treatment may last a lifetime. However, when root canals don’t heal, endodontic retreatment is often necessary to save the tooth. If your tooth requires endodontic retreatment, our doctors at Fairwood Dental Center can help.
Endodontic therapy is a complicated procedure that uses files to extract infected pulp from the root. When the infection remains in the root’s canals, the tooth may not heal, causing it to become reinfected. There are several ways this can happen:
- Newly formed tooth decay can cause a leakage of bacteria into the root canal.
- The dental crown used to protect the tooth cracks, breaks or is placed too late, allowing new infection to enter the root.
- The roots weren’t cleaned thoroughly or were missed completely.
- The roots were incorrectly sealed or filled.
- The tooth was contaminated by saliva during the procedure.
If you’ve experienced a root canal gone wrong, give us a call to discuss your treatment options. To learn more about the services we provide, visit www.fairwooddental.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors at Fairwood Dental Center in Renton, WA, call 425-271-7725.
No comments:
Post a Comment