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Endodontic re-treatment treats a tooth that has already had a prior endodontic procedure attempted on the tooth.

Endodontic treatment can fail, resulting in pain, swelling, or persistent disease. Many times endodontic re-treatment or surgery can correct the problem and allow retention of the tooth.

There are a large variety of reasons for why endodontic treatment can fail. A careful examination and diagnosis can determine whether a re treatment or surgical procedure can preserve the tooth or if extraction will be necessary.

Depending on the case, re-treatment can be very successful. If we don't feel re-treatment or surgery has a very high probability of success, we will not recommend it.

Occasionally, re-treatment can be done in 1 or 2 visits, but more frequently, multiple visits will be necessary. Since our commitment to you is the predictability of the outcome, frequently we will not complete a case until we see evidence of healing or we feel confident the case will be successful.If our treatment is not successful, we will refund the fee.

Many times surgery will be recommended for a tooth, but non-surgical re-treatment will actually provide a better long-term outcome. We usually recommend surgery only when no other alternative treatments are available.