The other alternative to surgery or a root canal would be the extraction of the tooth. If your dentist or endodontist recommend endodontic surgery, their intention is to save your tooth. Typically, endodontic surgery is only pursued if non-surgical options are not feasible. Lastly, endodontists may perform surgery (endodontic microsurgery) if you have calcium deposits inside the canals, have a tooth with complex anatomy that traditional root canals cannot treat, or need treatment on a damaged root. Other causes of reinfection of the root canal include new cracks or cavities that may have allowed bacteria to re-enter your tooth. You may need retreatment if you have complex anatomy inside your canals that the former treatment was unable to address. Lastly, they will reseal and fill the tooth. Then the endodontist will clean out the infection that remains in the tooth. This type of treatment involves removing the previously placed root canal filling material. Root Canal RetreatmentĪnother type of root canal therapy is retreatment. In other words, we do not have to drill away as much tooth! This leaves your teeth stronger and healthier over time. Similar to the Gentlewave system, the technology of the Waterlase allows our endodontists to perform root canals in a minimally invasive manner. By removing more debris from inside the tooth compared to traditional root canal methods, the Waterlase system can help patients avoid the need for retreatment. The BIOLASE Waterlase system uses light (lasers are light at a specific wavelength), water, and air to clean out bacteria from the root canals. It often only requires a single appointment to complete the root canal process compared to two for traditional treatments and has a better chance of long-term success. Plus, many patients report less pain with this type of procedure than other root canal treatment forms. By using fluids and sound waves, the GentleWave more effectively cleans out the deepest, hardest to reach sections of the tooth’s roots. This method is minimally invasive compared to the conventional form of treatment. The GentleWave root canal procedure uses files differently compared to a traditional root canal procedure. Without proper training and working to ensure they reach all portions of the tooth’s interior, an endodontist or dentist may leave infected material behind that might require a revision of treatment (root canal retreatment) in the future. This traditional method requires expertise in the use of files. Many times, a permanent restoration needs to be placed by your general dentist after the procedure. Finally, the endodontist will seal and fill the tooth. To ensure they’ve removed all debris, the endodontist will flush out the tooth’s canals with cleaning solutions. These files scrape the sides of the tooth’s interior to brush off and draw out the infected pulp. This type of cleaning involves using a series of tiny files introduced into the hole in the tooth. This entry point allows the doctor to access the inside of the tooth in order to clean it out. The traditional method of root canal treatment starts with the endodontist making a small pilot hole into the tooth. Traditional Non-Surgical Root Canal Treatment Lastly, they seal the root canals with a filling material before you get your crown or other restoration from your dentist. Next, they will open the tooth to clean out the interior using the tools of their choice. Generally, the procedure starts with the endodontist preparing the area and numbing it with a local anesthetic. The exact tools the doctor uses will depend on your tooth health and the anatomy of your root canals. Some use physical equipment, while other treatments include using lasers, water, and/or sound. The variations in types of this therapy depend on the tools the endodontist uses to clean out the root canals of the tooth. Root canal treatments all aim to remove infected or inflamed material from inside the tooth. The Goal of Different Types of Root Canal Treatments In this blog post, we describe the different types of root canals that we offer at Apex Endodontics to give you more information on the care you can receive. Endodontists have different ways to approach this problem, including non-surgical and surgical options. Root canal therapy saves natural teeth by treating infected or inflamed pulp inside teeth.
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