23 September 2020

When do you need to do the root canal treatment? If you have these symptoms Throbbing toothache or painful, especially when you sleep. The tooth becomes very sensitivity to hot, cold or sweets. Feeling toothache when chewing foods. These symptoms show that there might be deep cavities and reach to the nerve or deep crack of the tooth. If you experience any of these symptoms, you should quickly consult dentist. The root canal treatment and proper restoration will allow dentists to keep the tooth for a longer period as well as restore its function.

Impacted or embedded tooth This is the term called the tooth which fail to erupt. The any tooth can be impacted, but the most frequent ones are third molars (wisdom tooth), canines and premolars. There are two way to treat this condition. First, guiding the impacted into the oral cavity via orthodontic treatment called artificial eruption. We normally use this treatment if the impacted tooth is cosmetically important such as top front teeth or canines. Second, impacted tooth is removed by surgical procedure. We choose this option where the position of impacted is impossible to bring it into the mouth or in the case of wisdom tooth or supernumerary tooth.

Supernumerary tooth Normally, human have 32 teeth (including wisdom teeth). However, some people have more than that. The extra one is called supernumerary tooth. Most of the time, the supernumerary tooth failed to erupt so it is not noticeable in general dental check-up. The x-ray is the best way to check if there is one. This extra tooth sometime causes problems, for example, preventing permanent tooth to erupt, causing root resorption of permanent tooth and it might develop into a cyst. In the most cases, the extra tooth should be removed.

How Long to Wait for Dental Implants After Extraction? To place dental implants after a tooth extraction, we normally wait a minimum 2 months, allowing the bone to heal. Especially the case the extracted tooth was infected. However, waiting too long can be disadvantages.  Non-functional bone at extraction site will degenerate, reducing in width and height, which will complicate the implant placement. Additional procedure such as bone graft or guided tissue regeneration may be required.  Moreover, the adjacent tooth or the opposing tooth may move into extraction spaces. Once the spaces become too small, the function and the aesthetic will be compromised. In summary, the ideal time for place the dental implant after tooth extraction should be 2-6 months to avoid any complication and maximize function as well as aesthetic.