The only root canal alternative for a dead tooth is a dental extraction.When a tooth dies, it can not be raised from the dead. It is very important that you fully understand this very important fact when discussing your alternatives with the dentist. Talking about options really applies to sick teeth that are bothering you, not dead teeth! Dead teeth rot and develop dental infections that can become very serious and keeping untreated dead teeth in your body is harmful to your health.

          Some dentists use a medicated filling as a root canal alternative in some cases. If a tooth hurts for less than a minute and the pain comes and goes, it possibly can be babied back to health without doing a root canal. A medicated filling can be used to reduce the internal inflammation within the tooth. The risk for the dentist is that many unethical patients later complain when their tooth later dies. They feel that they already paid to treat the tooth and will not pay for anything else.

          Many people look for a root canal alternative because they are afraid of the root canal procedure. There are even people creating fear and worrying patients about a root canal cover up, however, techniques, methods and materials that are used today are a great deal different than years ago. Dentistry has advanced tremendously in the past two decades and many of the procedures done today are better than those done during the "bad old days".

          The dentists at the Atlanta Dental Group PC are dedicated to their patients' good health and well being. You are welcome to join our family of patients. Our Financial Manager will do everything she can to assist you in helping you obtain your needed dental care. If you wish to speak with one of our dentists about all of your root canal alternatives, consider making a consultation appointment with Atlanta Family Dentist, Dr. Mark Allan Padolsky or Charles Chung DMD by calling 404-874-7428.