Must be seen: Your problems cannot be addressed on this forum. You need to have an examination by your dentist, endodontist and orthodontist. They can work together to help you understand your options, cost, feasibility and provide for the most ideal plan.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Yes: Root canals have a high success rate, around 95%. If the prognosis for restoring the tooth is good then go for it. Only your dentist can tell you what that is. Extracting a tooth and bridging it is fairly aggressive these days because implants are a better route, especially if the teeth around the space have no fillings or crowns. Teeth are difficult to move when they are bridged.
Answered 5/3/2013
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Yes: They solve different issues-- root canal save the teeth, braces correct your bit and smile.
Answered 2/22/2013
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Unknown: Without doing a thorough clinical examination of the problems you describe there is no way to determine what would serve you best. Typically, if i could save my own natural tooth with a root canal, i would personally rather do that then have it extracted and have a bridge. However, that may not be best in your situation.
Answered 5/3/2013
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Depends: Root canal treatment is highly successful if certain conditions exist. Prior to beginning treatment it is most important to be sure that the remaining tooth structure will support a new restoration and function normally. Most dentists will agree that your natural dentition is your best choice. I suggest you contact your dentist for a careful evaluation and trust the opinion given. Good luck.
Answered 5/6/2014
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Conservative: The conservative choice is to save teeth. Endodontic (root canal) rx is highly successful. Average life-span of a bridge is about 7-10 years. If your dentist thinks your teeth can be saved, and anorthodontist thinks they can be put into the best positions as a platform on which to do restorative rx, consider cost/effectiveness vrs cost/effectiveness of prosthetic (bridges) rx. Good luck.
Answered 5/3/2013
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Implant Replacement: There are times when extracting the tooth and replacing it with an implant supported crown may be the better choice. You are not preparing the teeth adjacent to the missing tooth for a fixed bridge. Therefore it is conservative in that you are only dealing with the one area. It may be about the same cost as a root canal, post and crown.
Answered 11/30/2014
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That depends on....: If the two adjacent teeth are relatively healthy and the tooth in the middle can be saved with a good long term prognosis- save it! if the two adjacent teeth are heavily filled or weak and the tooth in the middle has a poor long term prognosis, remove it and replace with an implant supported crown if possible. That is today's standard of care. Why braces? Are your teeth also crooked?
Answered 12/9/2013
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