Root Canal Retreatment Beverly Hills

A root canal retreatment procedure involves re-doing a root canal because the patient continues to have pain, discomfort, and/or signs of infection. Dr. Joshua Yadegar specializes in fixing root canals that have failed. Dr. Yadegar takes pride in using the surgical operating microscope that enables him to visualize and treat complex root canal anatomy. Failure can be due to:

• canals were not located during the initial root canal
• curved or blocked canals were not treated during the initial root canal.
• there is bacterial leakage back into the root canal system
• there is decay exposing the previous root canal material

Root canal retreatment involves going back inside the root canal system and carefully examining inside the root canal system with the surgical operating microscope for missed and untreated canals. The doctor will clean, disinfect, and seal all canals. A temporary filling will be placed and then the patient will have a follow up appointment with their primary dentist.