Root Canal Treatment or Implant? Should I Have the Tooth Removed or Should I Save it?
Root canal treatment or implant? Read this article before you have your tooth extracted. Prof. Dr. Recommendations from Birkan Taha Özkan that are worth gold in dental rescue and implant decision.
Root Canal Treatment or Implant?
Should I Have the Tooth Removed, Or Should I Save It?
Hello, Iʼm prof. Dr. Birkan Taha Ozkan.
One of the most common questions I hear from my patients today is: “Teacher, will this tooth be saved, or should I pull it out and have an implant instead?”
In fact, the answer to this question, only an X-ray and clinical examination is not; besides, the experience of the dentist, the dentist’s expertise, technical equipment, sterilization and disinfection of the terms of the expectation of compliance with clinic and the patient should be evaluated.
We Will Try to Save Your Tooth First
Pulling a tooth is always the last option.
The priority for us is always to be able to keep the main tooth in the mouth. For this reason, starting from advanced canal treatment techniques, we push the chances of tooth preservation to the end with methods such as apical resection, hemisection, reimplantation and tooth transplantation.
Technology in Canal Treatment: Automatic Canal Treatment Device and Laser
The automatic canal treatment device that we use in our clinic helps us to reach the nerves at the end of the tooth roots with 99% success and then successfully clean the inside of the tooth root.
In addition, the laser device we use reduces the microbial load remaining in the root canals to almost zero. Oct. In this way, the risk of infection decreases to a minimum and the success rate increases.
Advanced Surgical Methods We Use to Save the Tooth
Apical Resection
If there is inflammation at the root tip despite root canal treatment, thanks to the entrance made from the gum, we have a chance to clean the tip of the root and the inflammation with a surgical intervention and heal the area again. In this way, 3 to 2 of the root of the tooth is intact and the tooth itself is protected intact to try to save the tooth. Success in this procedure also depends on the physician’s manual dexterity and surgical expertise.
Reimplantation
It is a method in which we remove an inflamed or painful tooth from the mouth and place it back by cleaning the root tip outside. This technique is suitable for very special situations.
It requires careful planning and meticulous surgical knowledge.
Dental Transplantation (Transplantation)
A tooth transplant is based on the principle of transplanting a different tooth of the same patient to a newly extracted or missing area. Surgery is a dental rescue method that requires precision.
It is applied very rarely, but it gives excellent results in the right case.
Hemisection (Multi-Rooted Female Division)
We offer a functional solution by separating the damaged part of a very deep-rooted tooth and protecting the intact root and crown extension of the tooth.
What If, Despite All This, The Tooth Cannot Be Saved?
That’s When the Implant Comes Into Play
An implant is the most correct option in cases where the tooth can no longer be saved and damages the jawbone and surrounding tissues.
But I’m not talking about a standard implant here either…
Seamless Laser Implant Application in One Session
In our clinic, we often apply the seamless implant method with laser instead of the classic implant.
This system provides a great advantage, especially in patients taking blood thinners, those with diabetes, heart, kidney, blood pressure, liver, intestinal diseases and those with gag reflex in the mouth.
- The risk of bleeding is very low.
* The process is completed in one session.
* The process is completed in a short time, often in 1.5-2 minutes.
* Healing happens much faster because there are no stitches.
- Since there are no stitches, there is no risk of throwing the stitch after the operation.
* Comfortable, almost painless and provides an early return to daily life.
Surgical Expertise, Technical Knowledge and Craftsmanship
I am an oral, dental and maxillofacial surgeon.
In these procedures, not only technology is needed, but also the experience, surgical dexterity and foresight of the physician.
Our priority in dental treatment is always to protect the natural tooth.
My philosophy is that:
“Technology develops, materials change, but a physician’s craftsmanship, knowledge and patient-oriented perspective determine the fate of treatment.”
Placing the implant in the jawbone at the right angle, position and with the appropriate force is not only the job of a device, but also the foresight of the dentist. This care during implant placement also determines the fate of the implant surface coating.
At this point, technical knowledge and craftsmanship merge.
What is the Difference We Offer in our Clinic in Mersin Yenişehir?
* Automatic channel treatment device and laser technology are used together.
- All female rescue methods are applied.
- All dental protection methods are applied.
* Laser implant can be applied in one session.
- Patients who use blood thinners or have systemic diseases are also treated safely if necessary.
- The recovery process of each of our patients after treatment is closely monitored.
* The decision process is managed correctly with the physician’s knowledge and surgical experience.
In Conclusion: Every Tooth Has a Chance
I recommend that you definitely consult with a maxillofacial surgery specialist before having your tooth extracted immediately.
We evaluate every possibility with our patients in Mersin Yenişehir and never recommend an extraction if the tooth is salvageable.
But if there is nothing left to do anymore, we offer you a comfortable and long-lasting solution with laser-assisted seamless implant application.