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Root canal that did not settle

What usually happens when a root canal does not settle, and the two ways it is fixed.

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1 of 3Next: Dental exam
  1. Next: Dental exam
  2. Next: Single tooth X-rays
  3. Next: 3D cone beam scan

One path redoes the root canal through the crown. The other goes in from the root tip.

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Is the surgery the step after a redo, or instead of one?

What usually happens ·

  1. Dental examD0140
  2. Single tooth X-raysD0220
  3. 3D cone beam scanD0364

    Redo, surgery, or remove the tooth?

    Redo through the crown
    Root canal redoCrown
    Go in from the root tip
    Root tip surgery (apicoectomy)
    Give up on the tooth
    Extraction, implant and crownExtraction and bridge

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