Can dental implants be used as an alternative to root canal treatment?
YES! However, we first try to save the tooth through root canal treatment if there is good bone and gum tissue around the tooth. Not all teeth are good candidates for root canal treatment. In these situations, an implant should be considered. Root canal treatments are susceptible to decay, where as implants are a permanent solution to a usually painful and costly alternative of a root canal, post with core and crown lengthening. The cost factor for saving a very poorly decayed and damaged tooth during the course of your dental treatments can exceed that of the placement and restoration of an implant.
