At Dr.Kapur’s Crowns & Canals Dental Pain Free Dentistry, the care is always oriented around saving your teeth. This holds true even in cases where Dr.Ruchir Kapur must rescue your tooth from a failed root canal. Even in such cases, he boasts a root canal success rate greater than 95%. Thanks to their state of the art technology and over a decade of experience, Dr. Kapur and his team can very often retreat your root canal regardless of why it initially failed.
Why would I need a root canal retreatment?
A root canal should last you a lifetime, but sometimes, poor oral hygiene, reinjury, or an incomplete first procedure create the need for a root canal retreatment on the same tooth. You might need a root canal treatment if your prior root canal didn’t heal properly, or if infection recurs.
A root canal retreatment might be necessary in the event of:
- A fractured tooth
- A loose, cracked, or broken crown or filling
- New infection or decay
- A narrow canal that wasn’t treated the last time
- A problem that went undetected during the last procedure
- A problem with saliva getting into the tooth and recontaminating the root canal
- A poorly treated root canal
In many cases, Dr. Kapur can successfully retreat your root canal and avoid an endodontic bone surgery or extraction.
How would I know if something is wrong with my original root canal?
A failure in a previous root canal usually manifests as pain or discomfort. Many patients also report experiencing severe pain when the tooth is exposed to hot or cold temperatures. You might have swelling or bleeding around the tooth, sometimes a facial swelling is also possible. In severe cases, the tooth becomes loose as the gums start pulling away. This is why it’s so important to get regular X-rays, dental cleanings and maintain good oral hygiene at home.
You might also have no pain, yet still have an infection. That can be detected during a routine dental examination.
Many infections and abnormalities can be detected and treated at an early stage. By using preventive measures, you’ll be less likely to need a full root canal retreatment.
What happens during the procedure?
Dr.Ruchir Kapur, being a leading endodontist in Gurgaon, often successfully retreats other dentists’ failed root canals. If you do have a failed root canal, Dr. Kapur will often use state-of-the-art technology, which he has on-site to determine what caused your root canal to fail. Using this diagnostic technology, he can then successfully retreat your root canal and eliminate the need for endodontic bone surgery or extraction. In fact, he’s often able to successfully disassemble a painful tooth that already has a root canal, a post and a crown, in order to retreat the root canal.
During your root canal retreatment, Dr. Kapur numbs the area to be treated. He reopens the tooth by making a small access opening. He may also remove fillings or other materials put in place to protect the root canal. If there’s any infection in the canal, he removes it at that time. Once the area is unobstructed, Dr. Kapur then reshapes and disinfects the canals. More specifically, he uses various medications and irrigants that work long-term. He then fills the area with a temporary filling until the infection subsides and the tooth heals.
The opening that’s made is later restored by your general dentist. If Dr. Kapur had to work through a crown, he’ll make every effort to preserve the old one so a new one doesn’t have to be made. This is the final step to protect your tooth and finish up your root canal retreatment. After that, your tooth should be healthy and pain-free for years to come.