Certain oral health threats can leave you at risk for losing your tooth. A serious infection or problem affecting your roots can be difficult for a general dentist to treat effectively, which is why they may suggest extraction and replacement with a prosthetic for your treatment. At our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment office, we can help you by providing a more advanced treatment to restore a vulnerable tooth. In addition to treating active problems with infection or injury, we can do work to make sure your remaining tooth structure can hold a dental crown.
A Lack Of Support Can Make It Hard To Keep A Crown Secure
A dental crown covers a tooth above your gum line to provide bite support and protection from further injury or infection. If too little of the healthy structure remains after a treatment, or after the tooth is broken, it can be difficult to keep a crown secure. Fortunately, this does not have to result in an extraction and prosthetic work. Instead, we can recommend a Post And Core or Core Buildup procedure. These services strengthen the remaining structure so that it is safe to put a restoration over it.
Arranging A Post And Core Or Core Buildup Treatment
Post And Core services rely on small rods that are inserted into your tooth structure, a procedure that is followed by the application of a filling to provide a substitute for the lost material. After this work is done, you can more easily hold a restoration. A Core Buildup provides the same benefit, but this approach does not call for the use of a metal rod. With our advanced dental imaging technology, we can carefully study the remaining structure to see which of these approaches might be the right one for your tooth!
Endodontic Services Help You Save Vulnerable Teeth From Being Extracted
Endodontic services take on potentially serious problems so that you can keep a tooth in poor health. With the right services, we assist patients in situations where an extraction might be the only option offered at a general practice. These services include root canal therapy and retreatment for a tooth that has undergone work in the past, but it can also mean scheduling and performing oral surgery to access a problem area.
Talk To Your El Paso, TX Endodontist About Treatment To Keep A Crown In Place
If there is an issue with safely restoring your damaged or unhealthy tooth with a dental crown, endodontic treatment can help. Through the work of a Core Buildup or Post And Core, we can make sure there is structural support to hold your restoration and keep it secure. This makes it possible for your dentist to provide lasting support for it, which means you will not have to go through the steps of having your tooth extracted and replaced. If you would like to learn more about how we can take care of you, please contact Omni Endodontics in El Paso, TX by calling 915.990.3636!
