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. Thomas, Dr. Powell, Dr. Wikle or Dr. Kaple 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?
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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Rita & I love coming to this very friendly office...The Dr. is Great/Awesome & staff...so appreciate being treated with the best all around care possible. God Bless, need more places such as this!! Thank y'all so much.
- Jerry W
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Dr. Thomas is not only a knowledgeable, caring, intelligent Doctor but also passionate about his work. Thank you
- Marsha V
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All staff were great!
- Sharon M
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For a root canal or other procedure, this office makes the experience as painless and stress free as possible! All professional staff were friendly and anticipated every possible need. Procedure room is large with bay windows to look at nature and tv as well. Dr Thomas and Stephanie were calming and asked me frequently if I was “okay”. I really appreciated him telling me exactly what he was doing along the way. Highly recommend this dental practice!
- BETH C
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It's not often you enjoy a trip to the dentist. This one I did.
- Casey H
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Great visit! Everyone was very courteous!
- Kathy B
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Dr. Kaple and his staff are professional, customer-centric, caring and down to earth.
- George M
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Only doctors office that offered coffe or soda or water, they are consistent with their attitudes, they seem to remember most patients are in pain unlike some other office,No ,mafter how good the Doctor is the office staff represents the company,they are the first people you see and the last.
- Vivian L
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Ridge absolutely LOVED Dr. Powell and enjoyed their conversation. He had such anxiety prior to the procedure but was at such ease the minute he walked in. Thank you all for taking care of him.
- Timothy D
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Had a great experiment with it all very scared when I went in but they made me feel comfortable and relaxed did not feel a thing and everything went great thank you guys
- Jennifer P
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Great experience all around
- Jamie B
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Over and above treatment to make sure I was treated with courtesy and care! The staff is the best here!
- Susan M
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Great group of folks
- Phillip B
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Very satisisfied
- Celesta C
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Day of appointment everyone encountered was pleasant, courteous, professional, as well as empathetic. Process from beginning to end of treatment seemed very efficient. The post treatment follow-up was timely.
- Ronnie T
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Always have wonderful care. Highly recommend
- Kim C
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My second visit. Always professional and kind. I feel totally comfortable with Dr. Thomas’ expertise.
- Karen K
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Great staff, excellent treatment procedures. They take extra measures to make sure that the patients are comfortable and stress free.
- Dennis P
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Thank you Dr. Thomas and staff for everything you did to help me when I came to you in pain. I apologize for the confusion on the type of treatment I need. I’m putting it on the pain. Everyone was very professional and caring. Thank you so much Dr. Thomas for calling me after office hours. The medicine that you told me to take worked. I highly recommend Brookwood Endodontics to everyone. 10 stars
- Rachel W
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Dr. Wikle has always had a kind spirit. He is very patient and he takes time to thoroughly explain procedures. He is an excellent doctor and I really enjoy seeing him. The staff was friendly as well. I was told that the staff would call me to see how I was doing. I received a follow up call the next day. I was really impressed.
- Angela W