But exactly how much time can the procedure buy your tooth?
After the pulp has been removed, the interior of the tooth is cleaned and sealed.
At that point, the tooth could be extracted or replaced with adental implantor a partial bridge.
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Teeth that were both filledandhad a crown put on after the root canal lasted about 20 years.
Teeth that received either a filling or a crown lasted an average of around 11 years.
Those that received neither lasted only an average of 6.5 years.
But not all patients follow through, possibly due to the costs of getting the filling and crown done.
This wide regional variation may be due to differences in how many people have dental insurance, Thyvalikakath said.
Medicaid varies in its dental coverage from state to state as well, she added.
(Endodontistsare dentists who train and specialize in problems of the tooth pulp.)
“Theres no real calibration or standardization of the data.”
Still, Zweig agrees with the study’s ultimate conclusion.
Published online May 12, 2022. doi:10.1177/00220345221093936
American Association of Endodontists.Root canal explained.
