If your tooth has suffered from infection or disease in the past, you may have undergone root canal therapy. In some cases, however, the root canal treatment may not have completely solved the problem. After root canal therapy, your tooth may become infected and painful once again in a matter of months or even years. This may occur if your tooth did not heal properly after root canal therapy or if a new infection has taken root in your tooth. Your tooth may not heal as expected if complicated canal anatomy went undetected during the first treatment or if the crown or other restoration was not placed directly after the endodontic treatment. No matter the reason, if the tooth has again become infected and painful, your endodontists at The Ivy Institute may recommend root canal retreatment.

During root canal retreatment in Arcadia, CA, which is sometimes called endodontic retreatment, our endodontists will reopen the tooth, remove the filling materials that were placed during the first treatment, and carefully examine the tooth. Dr. Li, Dr. Lim, Dr. Gee, Dr. Jenessa Oo, and Dr. Elisa Sin today.