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Dental supplementary insurance for root canal treatment: Top 10 tariffs in comparison & test

Caries and invading bacteria can ignite the tooth pulp of a tooth. Then root canal treatment is often necessary. Otherwise there is a risk of severe pain and even loss of the tooth. It is a very complex and expensive dental treatment. However, the costs of a root canal treatment are only covered by the health insurance under certain circumstances. In difficult cases, the health insurance usually only pays when the root canal treatment is necessary to save a previously closed row of teeth or an intact denture. In addition, the full costs are not always borne by the health insurance. Since the cost of a root canal treatment can well amount to over 1000 euros, a private dental supplementary insurance is helpful for the financing.

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Root canal treatments | Dental practice for anxiety patients in Berlin

Root canal treatment

For us as dentists, pulling a tooth is always the last option. Rather, we strive to keep the real teeth as good as possible. Thanks to modern treatment methods such as root canal treatment, even inflamed and dead teeth can remain in the mouth. Although no one has to be afraid of this dental treatment anymore, it is an insurmountable obstacle, especially for people with dental phobia. In our dental practices in Berlin we offer root canal treatments for anxiety patients in particular.

When is root canal treatment medically necessary??

There are two indications that require root canal treatment:

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Root canal treatment: duration, course & costs

Many people only go to the dentist when they have severe toothache. Thanks to modern technology and highly qualified medical professionals, the fear of treatment is unfounded. Surgical operations on the tooth root today even make it possible to preserve teeth that were immediately extracted in the past.

What is a root canal?

Root canal treatment (also root canal treatment) is a dental method with which dead or inflamed teeth are preserved. The bacteria are removed with special instruments and the function of the tooth is restored. It therefore does not have to be pulled. Successful root canal treatment can preserve the tooth for many years or even decades.

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Root canal treatment in children, root canal treatment

Root canal treatment in children

A root canal treatment is always necessary when a tooth is so badly damaged by caries that the tooth root has become inflamed. Because children’s milk teeth are coated with a thinner tooth enamel than the later permanent teeth and the chamber in which the dental nerve sits is larger than that of adults, root canal treatments are more often necessary when considering saving the child’s tooth than with adults.

Root canal treatments for milk teeth

If a tooth of your child has been affected by caries, it progresses faster due to the soft nature of the milk tooth. It usually does not take long for the tooth nerve to become inflamed and your child to suffer from severe toothache. In addition, a mostly painless fistula can form on the gumline of the affected milk tooth, from which pus can drain from time to time. Unfortunately, it still happens frequently today that the dentist simply pulls the diseased milk tooth in such a case, although this could be saved by a root canal treatment. A dentist will recommend root canal treatment if tooth decay has reached the root of a milk tooth and if the milk tooth has died as a result of an accident, such as a fall.

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What you should know about root canal treatments

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Bite firmly again: How long does a root canal treatment take??

If bacteria have made it to the inside of the tooth, the roots of the tooth become inflamed and cause severe pain. Now a root canal treatment is necessary to remove the bacteria and the more

Pain, costs, complications: Interesting facts about root canal treatments

When a tooth is infected, patients often experience severe pain. Root canal treatment then helps to maintain the function of the tooth. But many patients fear this intervention. More

When is root canal treatment necessary??

Root canal treatment is often the last way to preserve the tooth if the tooth is inflamed. The More explains how it works, when it becomes necessary and whether there are alternatives

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What is done with root canal treatment??

The essentials in brief:

  • For a root canal treatment, the dentist has to open the tooth and clean and disinfect the canals.
  • If the inflammation returns, the treatment can be repeated. This so-called revision is complex, the success rate drops.
  • A last treatment option is a surgical intervention: during root tip resection, the dentist removes the root tip and inflamed tissue through the bone.

How does a root canal treatment work??

Each tooth has multiple roots and fine, branched channels. They contain the pulp, i.e. blood vessels and nerve tissue. Inflammation there usually causes a throbbing toothache (graphic, image 1). As a rule, several treatment steps are necessary, usually under local anesthesia: the dentist opens the tooth and cleanses and disinfects inflamed or dead tissue (Fig. 2 and 3) of the nerve cavity and the root canals. Then he fills the canals and closes the tooth (image 4 and 5).

What happens if the treatment fails?

Because of the very finely branched root canals, root canal treatment is a complicated procedure that does not always work. In some cases, a new treatment is necessary, for example if canals were not adequately or not cleaned at all in the first session, or if bacteria had penetrated the root canal system through the filling. Then one speaks of revision treatment. It is very similar to the initial treatment, but is usually more time-consuming. The old filling material has to be taken out and it may be necessary to fight the bacteria in the channels with a drug. The success rate for revision is lower than for initial treatment.

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Black tartar, root canal treatment

Black tartar

Black tartar? Tartar occurs in a wide variety of colors. Classic tartar shows up as yellow or brown discoloration on the teeth. However, there is also a variant known as black tartar. In most cases, tartar infestation can be attributed to the same causes, but may also have other clinical pictures. Mostly tartar can be found on the tooth necks, as this is the best starting point for further attacking the teeth. Possible consequences can be that the gums regress and an increased sensation of pain. To prevent periodontitis, a dentist should be consulted at the latest when the pain occurs. However, if the discoloration shows a black tartar, the affected person should become aware.

Christina Cherry

Caries on milk teeth, root canal treatment

Caries in milk teeth

Caries in milk teeth – It is well known that milk teeth are also teeth. It is also known that children’s milk teeth fall out and are only replaced by permanent teeth. However, not everyone knows that it doesn’t matter how the children or parents treat the milk teeth because they will fall out anyway. Many parents think that it does not matter how and when the baby teeth of their toddlers fall out and whether they have already decayed from caries and in some cases have even been eaten. Caries in milk teeth is not the end of the world, but it can still lead to complications and unpleasant surprises for the future permanent teeth.

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Devital tooth and root canal treatment

What is a devital tooth?
The root canal is the space between the tooth and its root.

This channel consists of the tooth pulp (dental pulp), which is a branched structure that is located in the center of the tooth.
The root canal contains blood vessels and nerve branches.
Children’s milk teeth must also be devitalized if they are infected.

Symptoms of a tooth to be devitalized

The tooth needs to be devitalized if any of the following symptoms appear:

toothache
This is the most common symptom that occurs in patients.
Toothache is felt especially when chewing or drinking cold or hot drinks and this condition certainly requires dental treatment.
The tooth is sensitive to cold or heat for a few seconds, then the pain gradually subsides.
In addition, tooth pain can also occur when the tooth is touched (with pressure).

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