Seeing An Endodontist About A Severe Cavity

While you might typically expect to bring problems with a cavity to the attention of your general dentist, there are situations where it can be a better idea to talk with an endodontist. By doing so, you can learn about advanced services that are capable of saving teeth affected by advanced decay, including those that need more support than even root canal treatment can offer. Our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment office is prepared to support you in a situation where you have a severe cavity. After an evaluation, we can determine what service is appropriate for saving your vulnerable tooth!

Can A Cavity Require More Than Just A Trip To See Your General Dentist?

Cavity treatment often takes place before there are serious problems for a patient’s oral health. Many times, the problem with decay is caught while it is still appropriate to provide treatment with a conservative dental filling. What you should be aware of is the risk that a cavity will go undetected and untreated. If this happens, you do become vulnerable to an infection that can seriously impact your well-being and compromise how you need to be treated. Once you start to experience endodontic problems, you can require root canal treatment, and in some cases even more involved services might be appropriate!

Scheduling Endodontic Treatment For Your Severe Cavity

If your dentist is not able to proceed with treatment, or if they can only recommend that you have your tooth extracted, a visit with an endodontist can lead to important alternative options. After a review with our advanced diagnostic imaging technology, we can let you know what kind of treatment is capable of saving your tooth. In addition to providing root canals so that we can tend to problems within your pulp, we can offer more advanced services, including oral surgery, to save vulnerable teeth!

Will I Need Oral Surgery To Save My Tooth?

Oral surgery can allow us access to portions of your tooth that even root canals are not effective at reaching. It may be necessary to recommend a service that accesses harder to reach areas so that your tooth’s health can be restored, and to put a stop to active discomfort. The benefit to taking this approach is that you can undergo care that addresses the source of your dental trouble without having to lose a tooth!

Talk To Your El Paso, TX Endodontist About Your Severe Cavity

Through endodontic treatment, you can save a tooth that is in jeopardy due to an advanced cavity. If you would like to find out more about how we can take care of you when you have issues with decay, or with other issues that put your dental health in jeopardy, please contact Omni Endodontics in El Paso, TX by calling 915.990.3636!