{"id":5941,"date":"2022-04-03T20:31:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T18:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pontius.de\/?page_id=5941"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:28:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:28:51","slug":"endodontic-therapy-why","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pontius.de\/en\/information-for-patients\/endodontic-therapy-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Endodontic Therapy \u2013 Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>When should you consult a specialist in endodontics?<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-884\" title=\"Platzhalter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lingering and painful sensitivity to hot and cold<\/li>\n<li>Sensitivity to percussion and when biting<\/li>\n<li>Tooth discoloration<\/li>\n<li>Swelling and pain when pressure is put on the surrounding gum<\/li>\n<li>Retreatment of previous failing root-canals<\/li>\n<li>When surgical procedures are needed (apicoectomy, surgical perforation repair)<\/li>\n<li>After accidents which involve traumatic damage to teeth (crown fractures, root fractures, teeth being knocked out, or severely displaced)<\/li>\n<li>With the normal treatment it is often not possible to remove the whole inflamed or infected pulp in the inner tooth. After one or two years, the root starts to hurt again and the teeth often have to be removed. The Schilder technique enables all the infected pulp to be removed, thus saving the teeth permanently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Why should you consult a specialist?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"blockquote\"><span class=\"mfn-blockquote-icon\"><i class=\"icon-quote\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><blockquote class=\"mfn-inline-editor\">A diseased tooth may harm your body!<\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"roundcorner shadow alignleft\" style=\"margin: 3px 5px;\" title=\"wann_warum1\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/wann_warum1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our teeth consist of a visible crown <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-998\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" title=\"3\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"19\" height=\"20\" \/> and one or more roots <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" title=\"1\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"19\" height=\"20\" \/>.<br \/>\nHere, inside the tooth, is the \u201ctooth\u2019s nerve\u201d <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" title=\"2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"19\" height=\"20\" \/>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full roundcorner shadow alignleft\" style=\"margin: 3px 5px 3px 5px;\" title=\"wann_warum2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/wann_warum2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" title=\"4\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"19\" height=\"20\" \/> Because of caries, attempted restorative procedures or traumatic injuries, the healthy tissue in the inside of the tooth can become inflamed, infected and die.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full roundcorner shadow alignleft\" style=\"margin: 3px 5px 3px 5px;\" title=\"wann_warum3\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/wann_warum3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-998\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" title=\"5\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"19\" height=\"20\" \/> The bacteria\u00a0\u00a0can grow unhindered.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" title=\"6\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"19\" height=\"20\" \/> Antigens as well as bacterial toxins are leaking\u00a0\u00a0into the surrounding bone. Because of complex specific and non-specific immune responses, the so-called lesion of endodontic origin develops.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full roundcorner shadow alignleft\" style=\"margin: 3px 5px 3px 5px;\" title=\"wann_warum4\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/wann_warum4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A chronic infection of this kind constantly challenges the immune system, which can lead to the untreated tooth acting as a focus for significant consequential diseases.<\/p>\n<p>After completion of the root canal treatment <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" title=\"7\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"19\" height=\"20\" \/> the bone needs about 6-12 months to regenerate.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full roundcorner shadow alignleft\" style=\"margin: 3px 5px 3px 5px;\" title=\"wann_warum5\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/wann_warum5.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the majority of cases no further problems can be identified <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" title=\"8\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"19\" height=\"20\" \/>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When should you consult a specialist in endodontics? 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