Saving your tooth may call for a more involved dental procedure, one that you may have trouble arranging at a general dental practice. When serious problems occur, or when an issue affects a difficult-to-reach area of your tooth structure, you may need to visit an endodontist for the appropriate care. At our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment facility, we offer advanced services, including apicoectomies, that tend to problems that can prove difficult to resolve. By taking this approach, we can address issues that would otherwise call for the extraction of your tooth. By choosing to have the tooth removed and not restored, you experience permanent tooth loss, and will need to go through both the extraction itself and prosthetic dental work to show off your full smile again.
Why A Root Canal Might Not Be Enough To Save Your Tooth
When performing root canal therapy, a dentist or endodontist will access a tooth’s pulp, the central space where living tissues are housed. After accessing this space, they can remove bacteria and infected tissues, stopping the spread of an infection and putting an end to problems that cause active discomfort. While this is often an effective solution for problems with advanced tooth decay or physical trauma, it may be difficult to reach an affected area even via root canal therapy. If your tooth is jeopardized by a problem that is hard to reach, we can recommend an apicoectomy. With our diagnostic imaging technology, we can closely examine your tooth to make sure that we find the source of its problems.
Performing An Apicoectomy
During an apicoectomy, the roots of a tooth are carefully revealed. The end of a root can be removed to give your endodontist access to areas that are difficult to treat. After addressing damage or treating an active infection, we will use a filling to close the root end and keep it healthy. If a problem goes untreated, an infection can spread through a tooth’s roots and start affecting your health in other ways. The only means of stopping this kind of trouble without advanced treatment can be a tooth extraction. That means you have to arrange the permanent removal of your tooth, and will become dependent on an artificial restoration to complete your smile and support your dental function.
Other Services Your Endodontist Can Provide
Our practice is prepared to take on a range of issues that can negatively impact a person’s well-being. We do offer root canal therapy when it is appropriate, and we can provide work on a tooth that has undergone a root canal in the past. If you are trying to save a tooth that cannot hold a dental crown, we can discuss the benefits of a Post And Core or Core Buildup to help you.
Schedule An Apicoectomy With Your El Paso, TX Endodontist
Through an apicoectomy, Omni Endodontics can restore the health of a tooth with difficult-to-address problems! To learn more, please call our El Paso, TX endodontic practice at 915.990.3636!
