Root canal treatment - Results

With the help of root canal treatment, a tooth with inflammed pulpa or pulpa that have died off can be reconstructed and regain its normal functional capabilities. The Austrian State Institution for Public Health recognizes root canal treatment as an appropriate and justifiable method of treatment. According to various studies, treatment results in success in 75-90% of cases. The success rate partially depends on the scope and stage of advancement of inflammation at the beginning of treatment as well as anatomic conditions within the mouth of the patient.The lifespan of a tooth that has been successfully treated via root canal differentiates itself only slightly from the lifespan of a natural, vital tooth. Presumptions of dental embrittlement due to root canal treatment have been disproven.

Despite these positive prognoses, there may be individual cases where the tooth can only be partially preserved or cannot be preserved at all.^{16, 17}