A toothache can make your daily life more difficult, as it can interfere with your bite function and create a persistent distraction as you go about different tasks. When the pain is serious enough, it can effectively hijack your day. You should be aware that when a toothache becomes serious, or when the discomfort continues to affect you, it can be a warning that the tooth is in poor health. The problem responsible for your pain can worsen in time, leading to the health of that tooth deteriorating to the point that it cannot be saved.
Restoring your tooth may call for work that addresses interior problems, or issues with its roots. If you are affected by an infection or internal injury, we can perform a root canal procedure to access your pulp and respond to your troubles. In a situation where a conventional root canal procedure does not give us access to your pulp, we may recommend oral surgery to work in areas that are more difficult to reach. One surgical procedure we may recommend is an apicoectomy, which will see a tooth’s root end carefully removed and restored with a small filling to return that tooth to good health.
Should you be worried if a tooth continues to hurt after past treatment, or if pain returns after a period of time? In these situations, retreatment can be necessary. A retreatment is performed when a tooth that has already undergone a root canal has to be cared for again. This will involve a careful accessing of the pulp, which had previously been sealed, so we can look for damage or an uncaught infection. After treatment, the tooth can be restored again to keep it safe.
Our endodontic treatment facility in El Paso, TX is prepared to help patients who are growing concerned about a severe or long-lasting toothache. To find out more about how we can help you, contact Omni Endodontics in El Paso, TX at 915.990.3636!
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