I've had 4 root canals and all 4 have been fine haven't had any issues. The only thing I reccomend is getting a Waterpik or an Orapik. It shoots water up underneath and around the tight spots the crown, it helps with crown decay and under crown decay
I've had four as well. One failed and needed to be pulled, but once it was no problem. I guess they can be problematic for some people but I'm rather grateful for having the procedure available.
"The number 1 killer - heart disease - is caused, greater than 90% of the time - by dental infections, usually in a root canal treated tooth" - Dr. Thomas Levy, Cardiologist
💯💯💯 I watched a past RU-vid video where the person said root canals take out the root/nerve and the whole point of having it there is to alert you its a problem in that area.
If it is just a single back molar is there a way to correct and fill up the empty gap via orthodontics treatment (braces etc)? Allergy to titanium is another thing to worry about.
@@shred9395 It removes the nerves in the tooth not the surrounding tissue. Which Is where the nerve damage in a root canal happens and why you have to wait 2 week for the area and surrounding nerves to heal before putting on a crown.
If you’ve ever had an infected tooth, the pain is the worst, up there with kidney stones; which are apparently compared to a bullet wound? You cannot eat, drink, sleep without ridiculously high pain meds as the ache rages. It affects the whole side of your face, where the bad tooth is, the throbbing, ear ache, eye pain , there’s no comparison. I’m deciding whether to have root canal, but it seems to be pointing more towards extraction as if a tiny amount if bacteria is left, it will start all over again. I’m day 3 into antibiotics (which I don’t normally take as I’m usually very healthy, my tooth was cracked during dental work, but it wasn’t the dentists fault, and no subsidence of pain, no relief. Today I need to decide root canal or extraction, I’m being pushed by the dentist (not my usual one as I’m away and these are a private practice) to have root canal and its going cost around £600 plus £1,000 for a crown! Against, probably £120+ for extraction. Added to 2-3 hours in the chair, against 15 minutes? Seems like a no brainer, I’ve got a lot of thinking to do.
@@earthtravel2941 what did you do? I started a root canal at the end of 2020. Today May 16th it’s still not completed because of all the lockdowns. Recently I’ve have an autoimmune flare up. Rheumatoid arthritis symptoms . Headache. Constant pain in the jaw from the adjacent teeth. Dental implants are very very expensive even if you have insurance. I don’t.
@@earthtravel2941Hrllo I had two front teeth done yrs ago ..broken off at school on the bars they became darkened at the base and caused alot of long term problems but hey it sounds like you've already decided what would be best for you ..best wishes
My upper teeth is still sensitive almost 3 months since getting my filling. And I hate root canals . Do I have to wear this for the rest of my poor life
But if you just take it out though there's a gaping hole, and your other teeth will shift, so just leaving the hollowed out tooth that doesn't happen and you don't need an implant or bridge?
im on my fifth, three on one, two on another. its been a living hell...Now both teeth will probably have to be pulled. Its insane. this is three dentists now, its a nightmare.
If you have a bad pain in your teeth if you don't have money the best option is to pulled out. If you let the tooth can cause more serious infection not only in your teeth but you throat, ears, head, chest, stomach, can affect your vision and cause the death. So if you don't want to die the best is to pulled out.
Some profuse attention trusts into the impossible bone.The perspectives repair on the didactic system.The tooth cares the querulous surgery. How did the fee force for the fee?
It’s important to do root canal treatment with experienced endodontist. They can get into your infected root, even remove part of infected jaw bone, as it will regrow. I had my first root canal done with my dentist and it was awful, kept being reinfected, got the endodontist and fixed it in one visit. We need an experts, not an implants. I don’t think why are dentists allowed to do this job, as we wouldn’t let a GP to do a heart surgery
The best thing it is to regrow natural teeth,amelogenin and bioactive film,or stem cells teeth,which with the actual technology regrow in 9 weeks!But thank you to the dental lobbies we can't have them!
@@nicolefiocco4516 Avalaible from 1994 real teeth,regrowth with amelogenin and bioactive film,scientists Malcom Sneade and Sharon,U.C.L.A.--cranio facial biology.Available from 2011,sstem cell teeth,regrowth,only 9 weeks,scientists Jeremy Mao and Zagarelli,Columbia University;but government,lobbies,and all of the corrupted institutions,blocked them,their use!!
@@patsygreene1711 With amelogenin and bioactive film,from 1994 at U.C.L.A.,cranio facial biology,with the scientist--dentist Malcom Sneade,and with stem cells teeth,that regrow in only 9 weeks,Dr.Jeremy Mao and Dr.zagarelli at Columbia University,N.Y.but the gov.and dental lobbies stopped the science in favor of big money,dental implants,root canals and all that crap!!
Yes. But I get the feeling that implants generally aren't any better. So I'll do my best to make sure I don't need either but if it happens, it'll have to be some sort of bridge or denture.
So, my mother has been in the dental field for many years. Naturally I went in myself. I just work in the front but I am very close with the back staff because I have known them my entire life. (It is the office my mother used to work at). We do Root Canals daily and I have only heard of a couple failing in the years that I have been around this practice. Patients walk out happy and no longer in pain and the one doctor normally has me call the patient a couple days after to see how they are feeling, especially if it was a difficult one. I think the dentist in this video is just trying to make as much money as possible by scaring patients. Our Hygienist has had five root canals herself and has never had a single issue with them. In my area, implants cost (at the lowest) $4,000 a tooth! A root canal is much more affordable and has a much quicker recovery time.
Honestly I believe there’s some truth to both sides. You just have to outweigh the risks. For example if someone’s immune system is weak and they have hereditary/genetic illness then It could have negative health effects. If your immune system is decent/strong and everything else is on point diet,lifestyle,etc then you probably might not have to worry about it too much or at least not until you are older or your immune system weakens. That’s why there’s people who will say that they have issues due to them and others who have them for 30+ years and are fine. Although if you don’t want to take any risk with that I’d say a good option would be dental implants or if you want to reduce the risk see an endodontist. My main problem is that I believe there is not a clear understanding of what a root canal is and risks are not fully explained sometimes.
this is just my conclusion after reading about peoples experiences and looking at data from both sides. I am in no way an expert, but to completely disregard the studies that point out root canal dangers is just not good.
Being a dentist myself, i would recommend going for root canal treatment. I have myself had root canal treatment done over 15 years back and those treated teeth are still going strong. Remove teeth only when other alternatives have failed to save the tooth or a tooth cannot be saved endodontically. Many dentists favour dental implants because they fail to deliver quality root canal treatment and implants make more money to them as well. just find a good dentist or endodontist, if a tooth can be saved, then it must be saved both functionally and for aesthetically.
Another option is travelling to Turkey for dental operations. Dental operations are very very cheap when we compare with USA and very high quality works done in Turkey.
@@lisacamille4387 of course they do it properly and highly skilled dentist available. It depends on the city where yo u living/staying in Turkey. Dentist doing root canal, tooth implant and any other standart operations in Turkey with hygienic standards. Make sure that you reseached and found the best price & performance dentist before you Come.
Some profuse attention trusts into the impossible bone.The perspectives repair on the didactic system.The tooth cares the querulous surgery. How did the fee force for the fee?
If you get an implant your bone structure in your gum will be lost as years go by. Also having an implant costs money to maintain it. Implant crown lasts only about 10 years. Also studies show people with 19 teeth or less are a lot more likely to develops Alzheimer. Having an implant feels like having a fake leg. You will not be able to have different chewing sensations on that tooth. So keep as many teeth as you can even if it costs a bit and takes more time upfront because your eldely self many years later will be very thankful. Save your teeth at all cost and implant should be your last resort.
Can we compare people with 19 teeth or less to people with root canals and see what the outcome is? Because that tooth is DEAD! Having an implant feels like a fake leg, but having a root canaled tooth is like having a limb affected by gangrene that they just kind of opened up and cleaned out and then convinced you that it's now fine.
@@me4011 implants absolutely do need maintaining. Regular cleanings. They may need to replace the crown on it. I mean there is tons of maintenance. Inexpensive maintenance but maintenance
Just because someone is a "professional" or has a lot of "experience" does NOT automatically make them competent or trustworthy. Of course that dentist is going to be against root canals because he makes his money doing the opposite. This video is nothing but a commercial for his business. Never trust a "salesman".
I have no clue what he just said i heard him say take the tooth out and save the tooth so what is it? What does fixed teeth to an implant mean? Sounds like hes extracting teeth and giving an implant.
@@LEO-xo9cz A dead tooth is one that the dentist has done a root canal on. It has no nerves and blood supply anymore so it can't feel or heal. You won't feel anything even if it is heavily infected with bacteria. If the infection spreads to the living gums around to tooth or though the jawbone or into a nearby tooth, that causes an abscess and will cause pain. A normal tooth in your mouth with a cavity and the nerve exposed will be so painful that it will not get a chance to die in your mouth on its own because you will have to pull it out before it dies. A root canal is the only time a dead tooth is left in your mouth.
@@earthtravel2941 go to the dentist period. You never know until a professional sees it. Do your research tho cus dentist are shady and use outdated tools
I had a dentist say I needed a root canal 20 years ago, and I told him I wanted to think about it. I went to another dentist a week later, and said he could do the crown without a root canal and it worked fine. That was 20 years ago, and I still have the same old crown with no problems. I think it is a financial thing myself
@@zztop8592I was asking because they say if a tooth is infected, it is dead. And if you had an infection(face swelling) and tooth is still ok, means the truth healed
Actually they make more money by first giving you a root canal plus a crown and THEN extracting the tooth when that root canal goes bad. I trust implants about as much as I do roof canals. They are the main cash cows of the dental profession and usually go together: one after the other.
Thank you so much for this video. However, I didn't agree with that (no more root canal treatment). First, the natural tooth cannot be returned back if extracted. Second, the root canal treatment can save the tooth and maintain its function. Third, surgical intervention in some cases is not preferred because it can put the patient at risk, especially if the patient has some chronic diseases.
Oh, wow! So there is no danger to take out the root canal if there are some health problems, but will be better..because after a root canal treatment I started to feel bad I don t know if the connection start so quickly but I want to take them out.
@@minkycat66 I have 4 root canals since 2005 without any problem. My tooth is still strong and have no physical pain or infections. Please stop just hearing these people. How is implant better than root canal.
The speaker’s use of patient complaints to favor extraction rather than save the tooth using root canal therapy is, at best, misleading. “root canals don’t work for me” comments by patients avoid the use of scientific patient population samples. One might listen to patients who say heart surgery didn’t work for me, or back surgery didn’t work for me ad infinatum . The speaker does not cite scientific studies, but instead refers to his very own anecdotal “information”. Here he is clearly biased directing patients to his clinic where he will profit from extracting teeth and replacing them with implants. I think dental, endosseous implants constitute a wonderful service when necessary. But extracting perfectly good teeth, whether, or not they have had root canals is inappropriate. Patients can present with symptomatic teeth after getting a root canal. Often, this is because smaller, lateral canals were missed during initial root canal treatment. One study shows 97.5% success rate in first time root canals and 92% in re-treatment cases when performed by root canal specialists. T.V. is not the best place to choose a dentist. Stephen Kane. DDS
This implant companies are marketing like crazing. Being an employee of implang company i wanted to tell public such kind of videos are 100% market oriented. Profit margin is very very hige say around 800-1000%. Thats y many videos are promoting Implants. Just ask anyone who had failed implant removed how traumatic is d procedure. Same person will never ever opt for implant. So please stop making such kind of videos.
So, a root canal is generally covered by insurance. Might be $150 out of pocket. Doable. An Implant? They are waaaaaaaaaay more expensive. Not an option.
Ask him if he preferred in his tooth with a Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis an Endodontic Treatment or extraction and implant ? Payed marketing and no honest scientific based opinion.
Can't you just ride out the pain until the nerve dies? While using H2O2 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide to remove bacteria and infection? A waterpik with hydrogen peroxide and water on a low pressure setting works wonders. And using 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide 3x daily from 3 to 12 drops will eliminate any bacteria and disease. Disease and bacteria can NOT live in an oxygenated environment. Far too many major dangers of removing tissue with root canals. Obviously, these dentists are going to be pro root canal to line their pockets. Certainly a conflict of interest.
@ Jeep TJ Wheelin’. If they claim a a dentist can’t clean out the tooth adequately, what make you think you can? How do you think that you can get H2O2 into the small spaces in the canals and how long do you want to contribute doing that 3x day?
@@toothrestorer6588 My post was a question, not a statement. I too was looking for other options. You can not use H202 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide for a prolonged period of time. But I will say it is by far the best alternative to big pharma poisons. I ended up getting a root canal and it was brutal. My dentist was an absolute hack. Like the song, Some Beach, that sob started drilling before I was numb.
@@LGj-yk3ki it sucks to hear that you got drilled without being numb. That's not okay at all and you should report that dentist. If you have an infection deep within your canals then the only possible way is to either get a root canal or extraction. The root canal will fully clean out the canal using both drills which you and I do not have and many other sterlile special equipment to carefully clean out the infected canal without damaging the nerves etc. Using hyrdrogen peroxide might be good for the crown of the tooth but for the canals and pulp? No it cannot disinfect the sneaky bacteria deep in the canals just by rinsing your mouth with hydrogen peroxide. My advice would be to go see your dentist. A good, certified dentist that won't drill without numbing you. Dental problems will never heal on their own. If you dont do something either a root canal or extraction, then the infection will spread because you doing hyrdrogen peroxide rinses might help with pain but it won't stop the infection from spreading to other tissues or even bone.
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I'm in horrible pain because I had a cavity and I was going to go get it fixed and the tooth broke. But then, I got the dentist to fill it. And the tooth healed! I was so happy. They saw on an x-ray it was all good. But a few months later the filling broke. When I went in, a dentist told me he would not fix it, he said we just want to pull it. I said, but I don't want to lose my tooth.He said that many people can't afford to keep their teeth and just opt to have it pulled. I cried and cried because I couldn't afford a root canal. Now I am on really, really bad pain. I don't want to lose my tooth.
@@saifshaikh3191. I see you took your mommy’s phone again She’s gonna be real mad at you. I am proud of you for not using a bunch of expletives this time.
Dentures are healthier than root canals because the root canal encapsulates the bacteria. The length of life is shorter comparing those who had root canals verses those who have dentures. The root canal is especially bad for the person with diabetes. But thankfully, we can choose to receive the Messiah as our Savior, and pray in His Name. // SHLM & HaB (peace & love). The Name of the Creator is Hayah Asher Hayah, as what He told Moshah (Exodus 3:14), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. There is a curse to the G-o-d name (Isaiah 65:11-12), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. All followers of the Messiah are to do the 7 appointed times (Leviticus 23), but no more animal sacrifices, following the Crucifixion of the Messiah. We are now of the order of MLK TSDQ (King, righteous), to Whom ABRaHM tithed. Ask the Messiah to be your personal Savior. He said to him, I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6). ...for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of Hayah (Romans 3:23). The wages for sin is death but the gift of ALaHYM is Everlasting Life through Messiah Yahushgh our Master (Romans 6:23). That if you confess with your mouth the Master Yahushgh and believe in your heart that ALaHYM raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved (Romans 10:9). He Himself is an Atoning Offering for our sins, and not for ours only but also for all the world (1 John 2:2).
Gee I wonder why no root canals and the promoting of dental implants. Root canal cost-$800-$1500, cost of dental implant- $5,000-$6500 per tooth. I wonder why root canals are no longer promoted. Extraction of tooth with bone graph-$1100-$1500 per extracted tooth.
