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Re-RCT for infected molar
Can rct be performed again on a molar that has underwent RCT before but is infected and x-ray shows sealing materials in the canals gone?
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Re RCT is possible but prognosis can be given after clinical and radiographic examination.
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please visit an endodontist
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Yes it’s quite difficult to do re rct again but you have go through again since you having infection but surely you will find after re rct
And whatever sealant materials been used in root canal feeling that has to remove completely but that’s totally task of the dentist
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Visit again your dentist or you may consult with any other dentists as well
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You should start antibiotic meanwhile you getting visit with dentist
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Yes ,its very difficult but have to be done again.
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visit ur dentist again.
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Dr. Kshitiz Rohilla
Oral Pathologist
16 yrs exp
Faridabad
Re RCT is definitely possible whether it is a molar or a front tooth. But one thing that I would not agree upon in your description of your problem is that the filling material used for obturation in root canal treatment is non-resorbable by action of any body enzyme. So it is more likely that it was not obturated properly in the past and that could be the reason for the infection. And this is a tentative suggestion based on your description rather than a look at the clinical condition of the tooth or the X-ray of the tooth.
You can post the X-ray for a more rational opinion from our side.
Regards.
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