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RCT filling is broken & out
I had got the RCT done 16 yrs ago and now it has broken out and hollowed my teeth. This is causing intermittentent pain and cutting the toungue of its sharp edges. Please suggest.
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Re rct and a fiber post can be done to help build the loss tooth structure.. Followed by a crown is a must in such cases...Visit yr dentist as soon as possible..
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If more than 40 % of tooth structure is lost,better get it removed.
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The filling done at the end of the procedure of root canal seems to have come out. The tooth needs to be evaluated clinically as well as radiographically.
If prognosis is good we try to save teeth at any cost.
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don't delay any further.
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If there is enough tooth structure then a filling and crown can be done. This will help the tooth last longer without any problems.
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An X-ray is recommended to rule out reinfection or a crack in the tooth
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Dr. Nilesh Patil
Implantologist
17 yrs exp
Pune
i think there is fracture of root canal treated tooth ,sharp margins must be bothering you ... if pain is there that suggestive of reinfection of RC treated tooth .depending upon remaining tooth structure ,x ray will decide further treatment
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it is always helpful to have crown on rootcanal treated tooth
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Dr. Kshitiz Rohilla
Oral Pathologist
16 yrs exp
Faridabad
From what I can understand by a description you did not go for a cap on the tooth after the root canal treatment. Dislodgement of the filling is the least of our concerns in such cases. You should get yourself clinically evaluated by a dentist so that the current condition of the tooth can be evaluated whether it is amenable for restorative treatment or not. An x-ray of the tooth might also be required to aid in the judgement.
Extraction of the tooth is the last option a dentist will ever give you and even if there is some coronal structure remaining there are techniques to build that up so that a Crown can be given on the tooth and that can make the tooth functional again for a very long time.
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