Root canal treatment on the molar tooth

Introduction

When everyday life is plagued by toothache and bacteria have worked their way into the inside of the tooth up to the nerve, a root canal treatment is usually considered. This is a frequently performed treatment to preserve the tooth in the long term and to stop the spread of the disease to the surrounding tissue. Without treatment, the patient will most likely lose the tooth soon, which will require a prosthetic restoration with bridges or an implant. A patchy situation in the chewing area will result in loss of a high degree of chewing comfort and well-being.

Need for root canal treatment

A root canal treatment is often the last chance to save the natural tooth. It could also be pulled out and a prosthetic restoration could be sought, but in any case, the preservation of a natural tooth is a benefit for the patient, even though the treatment can be long and costly. In the anterior region, the usual aesthetics can be maintained by root canal treatment on the incisor.

A natural tooth always has a clear advantage in terms of function and preservation of the rest of the masticatory system and should be preserved as far as possible. Nowadays, prosthetic restorations are very good and in some cases can hardly be distinguished from natural teeth, but their production is connected with costs and time. The natural tooth can never be 100% reproduced in terms of aesthetics and function.

A root-treated tooth can also be used later for a prosthetic restoration, which is often necessary, especially on the molars, because they are exposed to very high forces and can discolor over time. If the molar tooth should break, the only remaining option is often extraction with subsequent crowning. For this purpose, the tooth is ground down if there is still enough substance and cemented in with a crown made of metal, ceramic or a combination of both.