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Please help! tooth pain years after root canal?
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Bummer: Root canals may fail over time by loosing their seal. Another possibility is a cracked root. My advice would be to see an endodontist, root canal specialist to evaluate whether the tooth can be saved. 10 year on root canals is around 90%.
Answered 12/26/2019
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Dental implant: With the advent of the implant dentistry a root canal re-treatments are a thing of the past. If the situation with the tooth is compromised, the dental implant becomes more predictable option. See your dentist for evaluation and dental implant placement if needed.
Answered 7/28/2015
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Endodontist: Root canals can fail. Tooth may be cracked. See your dentist of endodontist. Options are re-do root canal or extract tooth and replace with bridge or implant.
Answered 2/6/2020
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