Don’t Give Up on Your Natural Tooth

Sometimes during the previous procedure, the curved roots may not have been accessed and treated properly. Your endodontist will use top-of-the-line techniques and armamentarium to fully treat your root canals. Ultrasonics, stainless steel, and nickel-titanium rotary plus hand files are used in conjunction with antibiotics and irrigation agents to properly clean the root canals.

Complicated canals may not have been detected during the previous procedure. For example, you may have more canals than anticipated. If a canal was missed and not cleaned during the previous procedure, it will cause irritation and sometimes infection. Your endodontist is primed to evaluate and treat missed anatomy to increase success.

If a delay occurs with placement of a final restoration or saliva ingressing into the treated roots, bacteria may contaminate the area and cause infection. Timely restoration is always advised after a root canal treatment.

Sometimes the procedure is done perfectly, but a new cavity can form under the restoration, which causes leakage, contamination, and possibly a new infection.

A filling or crown may fracture, or a shallow crack may occur inside the tooth, causing leakage and contamination after the initial root canal procedure. Any type of bacterial ingress may lead to a new infection.