{"id":1371,"date":"2020-04-30T23:34:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T04:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/?p=1371"},"modified":"2020-05-15T15:20:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T20:20:36","slug":"dentist-left-tip-instrument-in-tooth-after-root-canal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/dentist-left-tip-instrument-in-tooth-after-root-canal\/","title":{"rendered":"Dentist Left the Tip of an Instrument in the Patient&#8217;s Tooth After a Root Canal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During my root canal in March, my dentist told me that the tip of his file broke off and fell into the canal. He said the file is sterile, so he wasn\u2019t going to damage my tooth and try to remove it. He said he would put a post in the tooth and put a crown on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I asked him to place a temporary crown until I think about what I want to do with the tooth. I haven\u2019t been able to return to the dentist yet. Is it okay to leave the tip of the file inside my tooth? Lots of people go to this dentist because his fees are lower than others, but I don\u2019t want cheaper care if it means a dentist will be careless. Thanks. Jules<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jules,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metal files can break easily, and it\u2019s happened to a lot of dentists\u2014even those who don\u2019t have <a href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/affordable-dentist.html\">lower fees for services<\/a>. A broken piece of a file can be challenging to remove for many general dentists. If the tip of the file is left, a dentist would need to navigate around it and seal the apex or tip of the tooth root. If the broken piece is blocking the apex, it decreases the chances of successful root canal treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the tip of the instrument irritates your tooth, you might need root canal treatment later. Cementing a post could make it impossible to retreat the tooth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/root-canal-plano-tx.jpg\" alt=\"Side-by-side diagram of an infected tooth being cleaned out with root canal treatment (left) and a healthy tooth to the right.\" class=\"wp-image-1351\"\/><figcaption>An endodontist can resolve previous root canal issues<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your safest option is to ask your dentist to refer you to an endodontist, or root canal specialist. Endodontists have special tools to extract the tip of the file and fill the canal of the tooth. Although your dentist might not want to refer you to a specialist, you can insist on it or find an endodontist on your own. It\u2019s good that you asked for a <a href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/ceramic-crowns-plano.html\">temporary crown<\/a> until you decide what to do about the tooth. Don\u2019t risk losing your tooth. Visit an endodontist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This post is sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/meet-dr-lacy.html\">Plano, TX female dentist Dr. Miranda Lacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During my root canal in March, my dentist told me that the tip of his file broke off and fell into the canal. He said the file is sterile, so he wasn\u2019t going to damage my tooth and try to remove it. He said he would put a post in the tooth and put a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/dentist-left-tip-instrument-in-tooth-after-root-canal\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dentist Left the Tip of an Instrument in the Patient&#8217;s Tooth After a Root Canal<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[625,959,958,956,957,868],"class_list":["post-1371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-affordable-dentistry","tag-affordable-root-canal","tag-crown-tooth-with-file-tip","tag-file-broke-in-root-canal","tag-instrument-broke-in-tooth","tag-instrument-in-root-canal","tag-root-canal-treatment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dentist Left the Tip of an Instrument in the Patient&#039;s Tooth After a Root Canal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jules&#039; dentist left the tip of a dental file in Jule&#039;s tooth after root canal treatment. 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