Many people do not treat their teeth in time, because it leads to deep dental caries. Some people will consider root canal therapy, while others think it is good to pull out the decayed teeth directly. Do you know the advantages and disadvantages of root canal therapy and tooth extraction?

First, look at the advantages and disadvantages of root canal therapy

Deep caries are likely to cause pulpitis and apicitis, so root canal therapy is needed to repair them.

Advantages of root canal therapy:

(1) Some real teeth can be retained to avoid extraction of bad teeth;

(2) It can reduce customer toothache and prevent bacterial transmission;

(3) The successful rate of healing was 94%;

(4) The tissue around the dental pulp and root tip can be retained to restore the caries to health.

shortcoming After root canal treatment, tooth tissue will become fragile. It is easy to split when chewing hard things.

Secondly, the process of root canal treatment is complex, requiring multiple hospital visits (2-4 times), which is expensive.

First, let's talk about the advantages and disadvantages of deep caries after tooth extraction.

The advantages of caries extraction are greater It can alleviate the pain of customers, and the price is also very cheap, but general doctors do not recommend removing it. Some natural teeth can be retained through treatment.

Disadvantages of tooth extraction Tooth loss will loosen the teeth on both sides, and if it is lost for a long time, it may cause adjacent teeth to fall off.

And the masticatory function will be greatly reduced after tooth extraction.

Through the advantages and disadvantages of root canal treatment and tooth extraction, tooth friends with deep caries should know what to do. Although root canal therapy is much more expensive than tooth extraction, it does have many advantages~