Procedures

• root canal therapy
• endodontic retreatment
• root canal microsurgery
• cracked teeth
• traumatic injuries

 

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Fore more information on our root canal services in our offices at Burnsville, Eden Prairie, Inver Grove Heights, and Northfield, Minnesota, please call us toll free at (866) 451-6479.

 

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Endodontic Retreatment

With the appropriate care, your teeth that have had endodontic treatment should 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.

Improper healing may be caused by:

• Curved or narrow canals were not treated during the initial treatment.
• Complicated canals that went undetected during the initial treatment.
• The crown or restoration was not placed within the appropriate amount of time following the procedure.
• The crown or restoration did not prevent saliva from contaminating the inside of the tooth.

 

In some cases, new problems can influence a tooth that was successfully treated:

• New decay can expose a root canal filling material, causing infection.
• A cracked or loose filling or crown can expose the tooth to new infection.

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 doctor will 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.

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.

Retreatment cases are more difficult, more time consuming and therefore more costly than initial root canal cases. Once in a while, some insurance companies will not reimburse the patient for retreatment of a previously treated tooth, especially if it has only been a year or two since the original treatment. It is best to either contact your insurance carrier or our office to confirm the coverage available.