Which is better to replace a broken tooth, a root canal or an tooth implant?

My 4th facial molar broke in half today because of tooth decay, so I need to know this asap!

Which is better to replace a broken tooth, a root canal or an tooth implant?
First, place the broken tooth in a sterile, wet cloth (gauze) and rush to your dentist. He might be able to put it back together





If the root is salvageable, it's better to keep it. If the root has to go, then implants are best.
Reply:Ignore your pain. Be a man. It'll make you more strong. Dentists work only to get your money. Show them who's in charge.
Reply:Neither, leave it like it is because it matches the rest of your snags.
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Reply:I would get the root canal and the crown versus the implant because of the cost and because the tooth is so far back in the mouth.


Good Luck.
Reply:a root canal is the procedure the dentist performs to clean out the decay out of the root canal...you'll have to have it done most likely. then a crown will be used to replace the tooth. implants are extremely expensive and are rarely used to replace just one tooth. i've had many root canal procedures...they are not as painful as a lot of people make them out to be. but get to the dentist soon, as the decay is an infection that will abcess if you let it go too long...good luck with this.
Reply:If your tooth is way too far decayed they'll have to pull it, if not then they'll do a root canal and fill in the rest with a cap. Either one isn't that bad, just don't sit there waiting.
Reply:first of all forget the implant thing. Of the people that I know that had them they absolutely hate them. They even look nasty after time. My friends mom had to have all the implants taken out cause they too got bad. Either have the tooth pulled and just deal with the space or have a root canal. I had a root canal and it wasn't that bad. Make sure they give you novacaine (sp?) and gas. Also make sure they give you penicillin or something like that. They were supposed to give it to my son and didn't and he ended up with a wopping infection. But for the most part the root canal would be the best if you didn't wanna have it pulled. Hope you feel better.
Reply:if the broken is in horizontal direction so its better to do root canal filling with compound filling type specially if root is intact ,but in case of vertical # which seperated tooth %26amp;part of root its better to extraction the tooth %26amp;do either bridge or tooth implant.
Reply:If you actually have both alternatives... you should take the root canal treatment... because, still your own tooth and also it´s not as expensive as a dental implant..





Good luck!
Reply:buddy, lemme clear one doubt first before i try to answer.... which tooth is it??? bcoz u said it's 4th facial molar, and a typical human being has got only 3 molars. so i think u got the tooth number wrong, anyways, if it's 3rd molar, the better option is to get it extracted as the roots of 3rd molar are curved and in most of the cases, the rct is not succesful, as far as replacement of the tooth is concerned, wisdom teeth can be done without replacement bcoz it doesn't occlude. i.e it doesn't come in contact with the opposing teeth when u close ur mouth so it serve no useful purpose unless the first and second molar are missing and u need the bridge in that case, third molar can be used for replacement....so, the better judge will be a professionally trained dentist as he will look into the general aspect and if he finds that, the roots are straight and rct can be successful plus the future need of the tooth, like weakened 1st and 2nd molar which may necessitates there replacement at a later date.... then he will try to save the tooth. otherwise, he can safely remove it without any cause of trouble to u.





if it is not wisdom tooth i.e 3rd molar, then it's always better to save the tooth. any prosthesis whatsoever well made can't replace the original thing. the implants are still in trial stages and success rates are very meagre even in hands of trained dentists. while u get gud results of RCT even in the hands of not so gud dentists. so, it's better that u consult a gud endodontist and he will guide u, what way to go.....and make it soon, bcoz the more u delay it, more will be the chances of it getting infected... wishing ur sooner recovery