What is the difference between dental implants and root canal treatment?

What is the difference between dental implants and root treatment?

Many people often misunderstand and confuse dental implants and root canal treatments, which are actually completely different from each other.

Dental implants

when we lose our natural teeth Whether due to an accident, cracked tooth, tooth decay, or other reasons, when the tooth is so damaged that it is necessary to remove it. We can replace it with dental implants, also known as fixed dentures, which are treated by using dental materials to replace the missing root and crowning the tooth with a material that looks like a natural tooth. It helps with aesthetics and serves as a support for occlusion.

Treat the root canal

when the tooth is damaged. The dentist considers that the tooth is still strong enough to be usable, and then the tooth will be repaired with root canal treatment by removing the decay on the damaged tooth and the tissue in the inflamed or infected nerve cavity. Put an antiseptic in the root canal. Then restore it by inserting spurs and crowns to make our natural teeth damaged. It is back in beautiful and healthy condition as before.

Summary of the differences between implants and root treatmentDental

implants are the replacement of lost teeth by regenerating implants and teeth. Meanwhile, root canal treatment is to repair damaged natural teeth to return to their original good condition.

Although dental implants and root canal treatment are different, there is still a common point: treatment to make our oral teeth healthy, beautiful, and able to return to normal use.

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