Restoration of teeth with root canal treatment

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1. What is root canal treatment?

Root canal treatment often costs a lot of time, money and effort to complete this entire therapy. Patients have to go to the dental clinic many times, endure sensations ranging from discomfort to pain and even have to take antibiotics for a few days. After doing all that work to save the damaged tooth, the next extremely important thing is to monitor the restoration of the root canal treatment tooth.
After root canal treatment, broken teeth are common, especially when chewing and requiring extraction. It's a pity if you lose your tooth after all the efforts you put in. Therefore, by reconstructing the artificial crown placed on top, restoration will help return a tooth that is basically equivalent to the original natural tooth, while ensuring function and enhancing aesthetics. beauty for the teeth as well as the whole face.

2. Reasons for needing to restore root canal treatment teeth

Restoring a damaged tooth Teeth may become more fragile after root canal treatment due to decay, fracture or infection. A strong new artificial crown can provide continued protection for this tooth and help it last long while preventing any possible future damage.
Protect teeth from sensitivity After root canal treatment, some existing nerves may develop further making teeth more sensitive to heat and cold. This can make the patient very uncomfortable. This is another reason why a new crown is needed to restore a root canal tooth.
Keep natural color Some teeth will tend to become discolored quickly after root canal treatment. If a tooth appears gray or deeply discolored, a new crown that covers the outside can provide a more natural and whiter look to match the rest of the teeth.
Prevention of infection The affected tooth surface is at higher risk of infection and contamination after root canal treatment. At this time, a new crown will protect the tooth by sealing the natural tooth underneath, avoiding infection, thereby reducing the risk of needing to be extracted.
Keeping aesthetics A tooth has a fairly large filling due to decay, chipped, broken, broken before root canal treatment or for teeth in an easily visible position, it is necessary to restore the tooth.

3. How to choose a method of tooth restoration for root canal treatment?

The choice of a method of tooth restoration for root canal treatment completely depends on the condition of the current tooth as well as the patient's preferences. A number of questions need to be asked to help dentists and patients decide which type of restoration is right for them. Possible questions are:
How many teeth can be left to support the function of the damaged tooth that has undergone root canal treatment? Are the rest of the teeth at risk of breaking or cracking when eating or biting in the future? Have you ever had a large filling on your tooth in the first place? Are teeth at high risk of decay? Is aesthetics susceptible to damage if teeth become discolored? Is the position of the teeth crooked?

4. Ways to restore teeth with root canal treatment

Placing an artificial crown A crown (also known as a crown) is the best way to restore a tooth if the previous root canal treatment tooth has had severe decay or has had large fillings. The reason behind this decision is that if the original tooth was restored with a large filling or severely decayed, some of the rest of the tooth could also be broken if a large filling was used for the final restoration.
However, if there is a serious fracture of the tooth below the gum, the tooth is damaged, even with root canal treatment, it may not be able to be restored and needs to be extracted. In other cases, the tooth may actually have split in half and there is no suitable restoration.
Some teeth have very large partial root loss, in addition to installing a new crown, the dentist may need to insert a post with an abutment down to the root to create more stability.
Root canal treated teeth may become discolored and exposed when smiling or talking. These teeth are indicated as new crowns for restoration if whitening procedures cannot correct this discoloration. Similarly, if a root canal treatment tooth has pre-existing mild or moderate crookedness, a new crown can simultaneously correct this problem.
The restoration of teeth with artificial crowns is often quite expensive, much more expensive than fillings with precious metals such as gold and silver. However, if an already damaged tooth has to be extracted, all the time, money and effort invested in root canal and filling will be wasted. In addition, the patient will also have to spend a large additional fee for completely rebuilding a new tooth.
Fillings In some cases, small to moderate fillings are indicated to restore teeth because previous damage has little or no effect on the structure of the teeth.
Some people have little caries or small fillings and still need a root canal. In these cases, although the plaque may be small, it is very deep when it passes near or into the nerve. Therefore, tooth restoration needs to be done after root canal treatment and filling.
In summary, after root canal treatment, it is important to restore the tooth by placing a crown or filling. These are the things you need to do to maintain the health and longevity of your teeth. Thus, by restoring a tooth with root canal treatment, we basically tried to "save" our natural tooth and effectively restore its ability to function. The rest is just building a habit of taking care of your teeth properly, preventing future injuries.

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