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Root Canals |
Revitalizing a Traumatized Tooth05/12/2009 |
I hit one of my front teeth with a metallic spoon about two months ago. It does not move and it hasn`t changed the color. I took some anti-inflamatory pills, had a radiography made and my doctor told me that the tooth seems to be devitalizing. She said that we should wait before starting working on the root channel, maybe it is a transitory state of blood circulation and nervous problems. Can I facilitate in any way the recovery of the tooth avoiding thus root channel procedures?
There is nothing you can do to prevent a traumatized tooth from undergoing pulpal changes. Pulpal reactions to trauma are varied and often quite unpredictable. If you need an expert opinion, I would recommend an evaluation by an endodontist.
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Melissa McCartney Drum, DDS, MS Assistant Professor of Endodontics College of Dentistry The Ohio State University |
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