Can a dentist see if the root of a tooth is infected or troubled through the X-R!
Question: Can a dentist see if the root of a tooth is infected or troubled through the X-Ray!?
I understand how and why root canals are done!. I know dentists use tests such as tapping on the tops of the middle of teeth and using a gel to test for cold sensitivity!. They do this to see if a patient needs a root canal or not!. BUT,can they see problems in the two roots leading to the chamber by looking at X-rays!? Does the inflammation or bacteria growth or any problems show in the x-ray!? I would think this is a better and more accurate way of seeing which tooth is causing the most pain and if it's roots are dying or infected, needing work!. Any information would help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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sometimes they can and sometimes they can't!. Things that are chronic and slow growning will show up on the xrays!. If its actue though the pain is there but there hasn't been time for desctruction of the bone around the tooth due to the rapid onset so you can't see it on xray!. The tapping test checks for inflammation of the ligament around your tooth and the cold checks to see if the nerve of your tooth is irritated, dead or normalWww@Answer-Health@Com
yes , a dentist can find an infection at the root from x -ray !. mostly dentists prefer IOPA (intra oral peri apical radio graphs) to detect infections in a tooth or teeth , which are not visible to our eyes !. if a tooth is infected it can be seen in the radio graph as a black area ( we call this as radiolucency) !. this radiolucency gives the dentist an idea about the infectious status of the tooth!.
various tumors of the jaw, cysts of the jaw are also identified through these radiographsWww@Answer-Health@Com
various tumors of the jaw, cysts of the jaw are also identified through these radiographsWww@Answer-Health@Com
Yes, dentists can use x-rays to find infections plus the other tests you mentioned!. But, they cannot always find infections this way!. The best method is using QRA testing!. This has proven to be 100% accurate in finding infections and is better than any tests or x-rays!. It takes a practitioner that understands how to do this type of testing, but many times when dentists have tried to find infections in teeth using the typical instrumentation and methods, but not found it, QRA has found it!.
There is ALWAYS infection under amalgam fillings and in the bones under root canals where dentists have used gutta percha to fill the canals and sanitized with hypochlorite instead of a high quality laser!. Dentists are not trained to see cavitations or NICO on x-rays and so they don't really have a good way to determine this is happening!.
Many times the amalgam fillings or other metal that is used will mask the ability of x-ray to see infections, especially below amalgam fillings!. Crowns are typically designed to last 5 years, but most people have them in much longer and are simply not told that the life expectancy of crowns is 5 years!.
Amalgam fillings do not bond to the teeth!. Dentists drill a reverse wedge in the tooth and when the amalgam is filled, it creates a wedge lock that holds it in place!. This causes a small interstitial space between the tooth and the amalgam that allows bacteria thrive!. There is no blood flow in this area so the body's immune system cannot get to it, and biofilms are generated!. Many diseases and problems come from this type of dental work and the ADA will not allow dentists to remove the fillings simply because the amalgam the patient wants it removed because infection may be there!. The dentist can only remove them due to 3 reasons!. 1) the patient doesn't like the way it looks, 2) the patient is in pain due to a problem with the filling, or 3) there is a physical problem with the filling!. If the dentist removes the filling just because you want him to due to the possibility their may be infection under the amalgam, the dentist can lose his license!. The ADA even now requires dentists give you a pamphlet that tells you amalgam fillings are no problem and acceptable in the "standard of care" dentists are required to uphold!.
Your best bet is to find a practitioner that knows QRA testing and you will know for sure if there is infection in a particular tooth or if it is dead!.
good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
There is ALWAYS infection under amalgam fillings and in the bones under root canals where dentists have used gutta percha to fill the canals and sanitized with hypochlorite instead of a high quality laser!. Dentists are not trained to see cavitations or NICO on x-rays and so they don't really have a good way to determine this is happening!.
Many times the amalgam fillings or other metal that is used will mask the ability of x-ray to see infections, especially below amalgam fillings!. Crowns are typically designed to last 5 years, but most people have them in much longer and are simply not told that the life expectancy of crowns is 5 years!.
Amalgam fillings do not bond to the teeth!. Dentists drill a reverse wedge in the tooth and when the amalgam is filled, it creates a wedge lock that holds it in place!. This causes a small interstitial space between the tooth and the amalgam that allows bacteria thrive!. There is no blood flow in this area so the body's immune system cannot get to it, and biofilms are generated!. Many diseases and problems come from this type of dental work and the ADA will not allow dentists to remove the fillings simply because the amalgam the patient wants it removed because infection may be there!. The dentist can only remove them due to 3 reasons!. 1) the patient doesn't like the way it looks, 2) the patient is in pain due to a problem with the filling, or 3) there is a physical problem with the filling!. If the dentist removes the filling just because you want him to due to the possibility their may be infection under the amalgam, the dentist can lose his license!. The ADA even now requires dentists give you a pamphlet that tells you amalgam fillings are no problem and acceptable in the "standard of care" dentists are required to uphold!.
Your best bet is to find a practitioner that knows QRA testing and you will know for sure if there is infection in a particular tooth or if it is dead!.
good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com