Dentalnews (en)

Our topic in the next weeks is root canal treatment and its risks! (6/10) Redoing poorly performed root treatment is known as „Revision“, and is definitely necessary! Revision, as a rule, involves more work than standard root treatment. But most medical insurers do not even pay, because you could have gotten the work done properly the first time around. This is why not many dentists like to perform revisions and go right on to root tip resections and/or tooth extractions. - Whether a revision...

Our topic in the next weeks is root canal treatment and its risks! (5/10) In the last report (4/10) you read that the majority of complications resulting from root treatment can be prevented by working carefully and allowing for adequate hygiene and planning in enough time. Time is money – so good-quality root treatment of course costs more than any run-of-the-mill procedure. However, taking the follow-up costs and problems into account (pain, sick leave, lying in bed sick) as a result of poorly...

Pain after a root canal – is that normal? Our topic in the next weeks is root canal treatment and its risks! (4/10) Even if root treatment is performed properly, you may still feel some pain. The pain usually goes down after about three days, and you usually don’t even need pain medication. The pain is caused by a slight irritation of the bone around the tip of the root. Should the pain get worse and/or you need medication, then something might have gone wrong during treatment. -- - - - Some...

Our topic in the next weeks is root canal treatment and its risks! (3/10) The endodont consists of nerves, blood and lymph vessels. The aim of root treatment is to remove the dead endodont from inside the tooth, right up to the tip of the root! The inside of the tooth has to be as clean and free of germs as possible, as this is the only way to end the inflammation in the surrounding bone! Although the tooth is a mineral, basically a kind of „rock“ and thus „lifeless“, the space which used...

Our topic in the next months is root canal treatment and its risks! (2/10) Today we will talk about why it is necessary to perform treatment on a root canal: The most common reason is a deep cavity. Cavities are caused by bacteria, and once the bacteria have reached your dental nerve, you start to feel pain, and the dentist has to perform an operation on your root canal. As long as the cavity is still only in your enamel, the early stage of cavities (as shown by the blue arrow in the x-ray), then...