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Root canal filling cracked open now is infected, what can i do?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Depends: That depends on the extend of the crack. As long as we can cover the crack with a crown and still have favorable crown-root ratio then the tooth can be saved. If the crack extends all the way down the root then the tooth needs to be extracted. The crack will allow leakage and compromise the seal. Talk to your dentist or endodontist.
Answered 12/8/2013
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See dentist: See a dentist asap to have the tooth examined and evaluated, then the dentist can determine if the tooth can be saved or it has to be extracted then an implant placed.
Answered 9/29/2016
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Get to Dentist: If the seal has been broken, the root canal treatment needs to be done over -- called a retreatment. Bacteria gets back in to the root of the tooth and reinfects it. Get seen to correct this ASAP. Good Luck.
Answered 1/31/2015
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3 yrs ago had a filling. I think Dr. dug in too deep to fill it. Had sensitivity for 1 yr. Now I feel sharp needle pain. Sign of future root canal?
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My temp filling after a root canal fell out a year ago, now in extreme pain. Please help?
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