Implants vs root canals

[Sierra]

i might need to have a tooth pulled bc of failed root canal. Are implants softer then root canals.
I’ve read that root canals can cause leakage and eventually cancer in your body

 

[Rootcanalsuck]

i might need to have a tooth pulled bc of failed root canal. Are implants softer then root canals.
I’ve read that root canals can cause leakage and eventually cancer in your body

Did you have an apicoectomy ?

 

[Sierra]

Yes. I had a re treatment and they saw a shadow at end of root

 

[MattKW]

Root canals don't cause cancer. Failed root canals are usually because of inadequately cleaned canals, or poorly filled canals, or missed canals. If the RCT was done by a general dentist, then retreatment should be done by a specialist. Apicocectomies are a very last resort because they don't often address the problem of contaminated canals, and they weaken the teeth; should only be done by an endodontist, not a general dentist or oral surgeon. Everything has a failure rate, including implants.

 

[Sierra]

Thank you.