When You Can Seek Alternative to Root Canal

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Summary: Don't want a root canal? Learn when can you still seek alternatives to a root canal in this dental health video from an experienced dentist.

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When You Can Seek Alternative to Root Canal

We have some alternatives to root canal. So it's kind of difficult because once you hit the root canal stage and you, really there's no going back. Let's say, for one instance you have a cavity and it's still small, to take care of that cavity. Fill it with a white filling, a silver filling, gold filling. Whatever you like. If the tooth has broken down quite extensively and you need to put a crown over it. Then do so to protect that tooth. Those are the two most common modalities in preventing the root canal. The most important modality is not to get a cavity. Not to have the tooth broken down and keeping the tooth strong. Regular calcium intake, using the fluoride in keeping the enamel strong. Basically having a good diet and the most important thing is oral hygiene. We stress oral hygiene over and over again. Mainly because oral hygiene we know is the key component in preventing root canal, any type of tooth diseases, if we can keep our teeth and gums healthy and clean.