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Docs can you explain, is root canal removable/replaceable?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. John Yu answered

Specializes in Endodontics

No: Root canal is a space inside the tooth that houses the pulp tissue (blood vessels, nerve tissue, etc). If the nerve tissue becomes infected a dentist will perform root canal treatment to clean out the space and to preserve the tooth. If you extract a tooth, the root canal infection is gone and so is the tooth.

Answered 12/8/2013

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Dr. Joel Doyon answered

Specializes in Dentistry - Cosmetic

Yes: I'm not sure what you mean by your question. A root canal is removable if the entire tooth is extracted and replaceable with either an implant or a bridge.

Answered 3/18/2014

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