Thanks to the strength of our dental enamel, our teeth can do a good job holding up against physical trauma. However, when physical tooth injuries occur, they should be taken seriously. To make sure that your tooth receives the appropriate care, you may need to visit with an endodontist. At our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment office, we can provide services that restore physically damaged and infected teeth even when injuries affect areas that are difficult to reach. Between our advanced digital technology and ability to perform advanced oral health services, including oral surgery to save a tooth, we can preserve your full smile when you are at risk for needing a tooth extraction.
Should You See An Endodontist For Physical Tooth Trauma?
While tooth injuries are often treatable by a general dentist, some severe injuries, or injuries that affect harder-to-reach areas, may require care from an endodontist. You can come to us for a second opinion if your dentist recommends extracting the tooth, or if you need work done to physically repair a tooth so that it can safely hold a dental crown. Treating teeth and preventing their loss means you keep your full smile, and it also means you do not have to worry about undergoing prosthetic dental work.
Arranging Treatment For An Infection Or Internal Injury
In addition to providing root canal treatments, we can offer more involved services, including oral surgery, when it is necessary to save a tooth. For example, if physical trauma affects a toot’s root, we can carefully access the area in question to provide the appropriate treatment. One treatment option is an apicoectomy, a surgical treatment where a root’s tip is removed so that we can do work within the structure, then restore your tooth by capping that root with a filling.
We Can Restore Your Tooth Structure To Support A Dental Crown
The problem with saving a tooth may be that it just does not have enough healthy structure left to hold a dental crown. To deal with this problem, we can recommend a Post And Core or Core Buildup treatment. These services add to your tooth structure – in the case of a Post And Core, we will use a metal post in addition to filling material to rebuild. Once this work is done, you can see your dentist to have a permanent dental crown safely secured.
Talk To Your El Paso, TX Endodontist About Treatment For A Broken Tooth
At Omni Endodontics, we are ready to help patients when they need treatment because of a broken tooth! If you wish to find out more about our services, or if you need to schedule an appointment to discuss an active oral health concern, please call our endodontic treatment office in El Paso, TX by calling 915.990.3636!
