Will my root canal treatment be successful?

Some patients report having had teeth extracted after endodontic treatment and are therefore pessimistic about the potential results of root canal therapy. Our expectations for long-term healing of diseased teeth are high, and your individual expectations will be assessed and discussed before your treatment begins. We’ll explain how to protect the tooth to minimize the risk of failure of the procedure performed. In some cases, inflammation or infection of a tooth is caused by a crack. Some of these cracked teeth can be preserved by root canal treatment and the addition of a crown. Properly restored, these teeth are functional, but may feel different. As endodontic specialists, we also see patients with failed root canal treatment who need endodontic retreatment. Initial root canal failures are often the result of problems with the initial treatment, and once corrected, the tooth can heal successfully.