If you have had a dental infection in the past and received a root canal, but your tooth starts to hurt, then you should see us. You may need to undergo retreatment to address the issue before it threatens your tooth’s stability! In today’s blog, your El Paso, TX, dentist talks about handling aching teeth with retreatment.
The Need for Retreatment
What causes the need for a tooth to be treated again? If you have had a root canal done at another office previously, there could have been contamination in the process that allows eventual infection to develop again. The crown that caps the tooth could also have been placed incorrectly, allowing infection to form. Our team will take a close look at the tooth with digital x-rays, so we can peer into the interior of your tooth and assess the position and severity of the new infection. From there, we can plan treatment to bring relief to your smile and prevent the risk of losing your tooth altogether.
Restoring Your Tooth
To begin, we will numb the tooth to ensure you are comfortable as we open it to remove the interior tissues and structures. We then clean the interior of the tooth thoroughly and add a new restorative filling. The tooth is then capped with a custom and lifelike crown to complete the procedure. If the infection has developed closer to the tips of your tooth roots, then our team could instead conduct a surgical procedure in which we open the gums near the tip of the root to reach it directly. We open it and remove the tissues from within, and then seal the tip of the root again.
Preventing Dental Infection
To help lower the risk of infection, especially during the holiday season, try to limit how much sugar and starch are in your diet, and make time to brush and floss daily to continue caring for your smile. Be sure you see your general dentist for a checkup and cleaning too! If you have pain in a tooth, don’t wait! See our team right away. There is still time to undergo treatment with our team, and use your remaining 2025 dental insurance benefits and any leftover health savings account funds before they expire at the end of the month!
If you have any questions about retreatment or root canal surgery, then please feel free to reach out today to talk to our team members.
Call Omni Endo for Endodontic Retreatment
We would like to help you avoid the risk of tooth loss by addressing your infected tooth with a root canal retreatment or possibly a root canal surgery. To find out more about how we repair and restore your smile, call Omni Endo in El Paso, TX, call 915.990.3636 today.
