Endodontic Procedures:
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With the appropriate care, your teeth that have had endodontic treatment will last as long as other natural teeth.
However, a tooth that has received treatment may fail to heal or pain may continue to exist.
Sometimes, the pain may occur months or years after treatment. If so, Endodontic Retreatment may be needed.
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Endodontic Presentation
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To provide you with a better understanding of endodontic therapy, we have provided the following multimedia
presentation. Many common questions pertaining to root canals are discussed.
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Improper healing may be caused by:
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Curved, narrow, or calcified canals were not or could not be treated during the initial treatment.
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Complicated canals went undetected during the initial treatment.
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Infection of lateral canal spaces.
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The crown or restoration was not placed within the appropriate amount of time following the procedure.
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The crown or restoration did not prevent saliva from contaminating the inside of the tooth.
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In some cases, new problems can influence a tooth that was successfully treated:
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New decay can expose a root canal filling material, causing infection.
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A cracked or loose filling or crown can expose the tooth to new infection.
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Once retreatment has been selected as a solution to your problem, the doctors will re-open your tooth to gain access to the
root canal filling material. This restorative material will be removed to enable access to the root canal. The doctors will
now clean your canals and carefully examine the inside of the problematic tooth. Once cleaned, the doctor may disinfect the
root canal space using different antibiotics. Upon adequately cleaning and disinfecting the root canal space, the doctor will
place new root canal fillings to seal that space and protect against re-infection. After this, the doctor will place a
temporary filling in the tooth.
At this point, you will need to return to your dentist as soon as possible in order to have a new crown or restoration placed
on the tooth to restore it to full functionality.
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