Why are root canals so important?
Even in today’s ever evolving technical dental world, the need for a root canal therapy can be anything from blatantly evident to completely unforeseen. To complicate matters, dentists know that any tooth that has been treated with a root canal is structurally weaker than the same tooth with a vital living dental nerve.
If a root canal therapy is needed due to the tooth being visibly displaced or due to extreme decay that has indirectly or directly engaged the dental nerve, then the need for a root canal is needed immediately. If a tooth has been physically dislodged or decay is deep but does not either visually disturb the nerve perimeter or enter the nerve, then the tooth may or may not need a root canal treatment in its near future. This tooth will then be at high risk of needing a root canal sometime soon depending on the amount of discomfort or pain.
The fact that root canal treatment removes everything which strengthens the tooth and keeps it healthy and alive, the tooth will become very weak and brittle after a period of time. This time period varies from person to person, through how healthy the teeth are and the types of food you consume. It is for this reason that the tooth should be repaired as quickly as possible and your dentist might recommend, depending on the damage to the tooth, that a post and a crown be placed as a final repairment. Molar teeth are normally crowned or capped right after a root canal treatment has been completed to avert the tooth from breaking due to the pressure put on it by chewing.
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