Questions You Might Have About Retreatment

A root canal procedure fully restores a tooth’s health by removing bacteria and damaged tissues within that tooth’s pulp. Treatment typically puts a stop to discomfort, protects you against infection, and removes the risk to your oral health. Unfortunately, patients who go through root canal therapy may remain in pain, or they can develop problems at a later time. When this occurs, retreatment may be needed to target a new problem, or one that was not addressed in the initial treatment. Our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment office is ready to perform retreatment. With our advanced imaging technology, we can determine why your tooth is having problems again and target the issue. This is one of many advanced services we can perform to save a tooth from being extracted.

Why Is Retreatment Necessary?

Retreatment may be needed because your root canal did not fully restore your tooth’s health, or because a new problem developed. While root canals provide a good deal of access to the central chamber of the tooth known as the pulp, certain areas can remain out of reach. If a problem is not visible to your dentist before treatment, or if a new injury occurs, we may need to access the tooth’s inner chamber again to do more work. The good news is that when this is done, the tooth can return to good health and you can retain your full smile!

What Will The Procedure Involve?

With advanced imaging technology, including microscopes, we are able to carefully examine a problem tooth so that we can point out what might be wrong. Your endodontist will carefully remove any protective restoration to access the inner portion of your tooth and take care of damage or bacteria that are responsible for your pain or sensitivity issues. Once this is done, the pulp can be sealed again. To keep the tooth safe, your dentist can replace a restoration to keep the tooth safe.

Can I Look Into An Alternative To Retreatment?

Patients can express concern about involved procedures like retreatment or oral surgery when they need to resolve a problem, even when that problem causes considerable discomfort. The alternative to this work can leave you with no option other than extracting a tooth to stop pain and prevent the spread of harmful bacteria. This option means going through the extraction itself and making plans to replace what you lost with a custom restoration. Endodontic treatment that saves a tooth will prevent this, and ensure that your appearance and bite function are not compromised by tooth loss.

Talk To Your El Paso, TX Endodontist About Retreatment For A Problem Tooth

Omni Endodontics is ready to take care of patients who experience problems after going through restorative dental work to care for a problem tooth. To learn more about retreatment, call our endodontic treatment office in El Paso, TX at 915.990.3636!