Root Canal Retreatment
Endodontic Retreatment
With the appropriate care, your teeth that have had endodontic treatment will last as long as other natural teeth. Yet, a tooth that has received treatment may fail to heal or pain may continue to exist. Sometimes, the pain may occur months or years after treatment. If so, Dr. Collier, Dr. Thomas or Dr. Powell may need to perform Endodontic Retreatment.
Improper healing may be caused by:
- Curved or narrow canals that were not treated during the initial treatment.
- Complicated canals that went undetected during the initial treatment.
- The crown or restoration was not placed within the appropriate amount of time following the procedure.
- The crown or restoration that did not prevent saliva from contaminating the inside of the tooth.
Are You Concerned About an Improperly Healing Tooth?
Call Birmingham Office Phone Number 205-870-9441 to schedule your consultation at Brookwood Endodontics.
Inflamed Tissue
Filling Removed
Canals Cleaned
Root Material Placed
Filling Restored
Healed Tooth
In some cases, new problems can influence a tooth that was successfully treated:
- New decay can expose a root canal filling material, causing infection.
- A cracked or loose filling or crown can expose the tooth to new infection.
Once retreatment has been selected as a solution to your problem, the doctors will reopen your tooth to gain access to the root canal filling material. This restorative material will be removed to enable access to the root canal. The doctors will now clean your canals and carefully examine the inside of the problematic tooth. Once cleaned, the doctors will fill and seal the canals and place a temporary filling in the tooth.
At this point, you will need to return to your dentist as soon as possible in order to have a new crown or restoration placed on the tooth to restore full functionality.
Brookwood Endodontics
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Great staff and doctor
- Clay B
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My absolute favorite part of the whole treatment was when dr Collier gave Sammie that awkward fist bump. And I loved all of those fantastic assistants that checked on me. Holli, Sammie, Alexis, Crystal, Lauren, Abby. They were all so precious and sweet. Love my Brookwood Endo fam
- Miranda A
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Thank you for an especially good experience under the circumstances. Everyone was knowledgeable, courteous and efficient
- Sandra U
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I was referred from my dentist in Albertville. While I felt the wait time was quite long (1.5 hours from the time I turned in my paperwork & signed in, to the time I was called back to be seen), I found the rest of my visit to be pleasant and the practice to be very professional. I would use this practice again. They were apologetic regarding being very behind schedule.
- Ashley W
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It was great and friendly.
- Bobby J
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Best dental experience I've ever had! Which is saying a lot.
- Michael A
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I enjoyed my visit
- robert d
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Good experience
- Lavelle B
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The staff is always courteous and caring. Having a dental procedure makes many people a bit anxious. The Dr’s and staff take that anxiety away immediately and gets the procedure done in a timely fashion with no pain . I would highly recommend Brookwood Endo.
- Ann Y
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Treatment was very good.
- Takahiro S
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Would highly recommend to anyone needing this type of dental work
- Connie C
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Wonderful caring Dr. And staff!
- Cathy G
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Dr.Thomas and his nurse Beth were very nice, helpful and caring.
- Simona H
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I was pleasantly suprised that there was little pain associated with my procedure. Dr. Powell is very skilled with his craft. His assistant was awesome.
- Joyce W
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Great staff. Very comforting and dr. Thomas is absolutely the best
- Larry R
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Though I was experiencing extreme pain, the staff did everything possible and more to make sure I was as comfortable as I could be. I will return and recommend.
- Tracy H
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love you guys!
- Tina R
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It was a true delight, Dr.Thomas and his assistant Bailey were so kind and very imformative during the whole process of my retreatment. The office aslo sets you at ease which helps alot as well. I have already started passing the word about Dr. Thomas and Bailey, for people who may need to ever use a endodotics.
- Kerri B
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My son and I had a wonderful experience from the time we entered the office. The doctor was very nice and he and his staff were very thorough with explaining information to us.
- Celetrius H
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Excellent, professional service and staff
- John C