Which therapy is appropriate for me-root treatment or implant?
Over and over you hear horror storys about “dead” teeth, thus root treated teeth. But: There are no “dead” teeth existing. The tooth is a mineral and thus “lifeless”.
The tooth has a tissue-the pupla. If the pulpa is infected, e.g. caused by cavity, a root treatment should be performed. If a bad root treatment is performed-thus without a coffer dam, visual augment and sterile endo box- the root treated tooth is like poison for the body!
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A well root treated tooth can last a whole life!
The sealing of the tooth by the crown is also important-e.g. with a ceramic inlay or a crown. If the canals are well cleaned and filled as well as the ingresses are sealed by inlay or crown, the tooth is lasting, a bacteriainvasion from the oral is impossible!
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Usually this treatment is very expensive, which leads us to the headline. It can cost 700€-1500€-prognosis and thus durability should bear in relation to the effort.
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If there are more problems (bone loss, heavy convoluted canals, focus on the root tip, big fillings) an tooth removal-thus implantation is the best way in many cases.
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If you are a heavy smoker or you don´t like mouth hygiene that much, then a tooth implant is probably not the better choice, you try to save the tooth intensively.
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The anamnesis decides on the reasonableness of an implant or root treatment and has to varies from case to case. You are in good hands if your dentist takes time for you to talk about the different factors!
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