{"id":2,"date":"2024-02-14T20:46:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T20:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oceanfrontendo.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-05-16T19:14:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T19:14:11","slug":"endodontic-retreatment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oceanfrontendo.com\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"ENDODONTIC RETREATMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>With the appropriate care, your teeth that have had endodontic treatment will last as long as other natural teeth. Yet, 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Improper healing may be caused by:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Curved or narrow canals were not treated during the initial treatment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-648\" src=\"https:\/\/oceanfrontendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retreatment-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complicated canals went undetected during the initial treatment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The crown or restoration was not placed within the appropriate amount of time following the procedure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The crown or restoration did not prevent saliva from contaminating the inside of the tooth.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>In some cases, new problems can influence a tooth that was successfully treated:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>New decay can expose a root canal filling material, causing infection.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-650\" src=\"https:\/\/oceanfrontendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retreatment-2-1-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oceanfrontendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retreatment-2-1-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oceanfrontendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retreatment-2-1.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A cracked or loose restoration can expose the tooth to new infection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once retreatment has been selected as a solution to your problem, the doctors will reopen 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 doctors will fill and seal the canals and place a temporary filling in the tooth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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 full functionality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Apicoectomy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | An overview of endodontic surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why would I need Endodontic Surgery? Generally, a root canal is all that is needed to save teeth with injured pulp from extraction. Occasionally, this non-surgical procedure will not be sufficient to heal the tooth and your endodontist will recommend surgery. Endodontic surgery can be used to locate fractures or hidden canals that do not appear on x-rays but still manifest pain in the tooth. Damaged root surfaces or the surrounding bone may also be treated with this procedure. The most common surgery used to save damaged teeth is an apicoectomy or root-end resection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is an Apicoectomy? The above diagram illustrates this simple procedure. An incision is made in the gum tissue to expose the bone and surrounding inflamed tissue. The damaged tissue is removed along with a small amount of the root tip. A root-end filling is placed to prevent reinfection of the root and the gum is sutured. The bone naturally heals around the root over a period of months restoring full function.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the procedure, there may be some discomfort or slight swelling while the incision heals.\u00a0 This is normal for any surgical procedure. To alleviate any discomfort, an appropriate pain medication will be recommended. If you have pain that does not respond to medication, please call our office.\u00a0 We routinely see our surgery patients for a post-surgical check two weeks after surgery, and then again in six months for a recall examination.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the appropriate care, your teeth that have had endodontic treatment will last as long as other natural teeth. Yet, 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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