A rotten tooth with a hole that turns black and stinks may be caused by the retention of food debris due to dental caries, or it may be caused by endodontitis, periapical periodontitis, etc. First, the necrotic tissue in the cavity should be cleaned out, and then, depending on the degree of decay, a filling and restoration method should be chosen. First of all, you need to clean up the necrotic tooth tissue in the cavity, and then choose the treatment methods such as filling and restoration, root canal treatment according to the degree of caries.
1. Deep caries: clean up the decayed tooth tissue and choose direct filling or filling after cushioning according to the degree of caries.
2. Pulpitis and periapical inflammation: If the tooth has a rotten hole, which affects the pulp tissue, pulpitis and periapical inflammation may occur, which may be manifested as the tooth becoming black and smelly with pain.
At this time, root canal treatment is needed, mainly through mechanical and chemical methods to completely remove the infected pulp tissue, and then fill the root canal with a sterile gum tip. Observe the tooth for about two weeks, and if the tooth does not show any pain then proceed to crown restoration to prevent the tooth from splitting.
Tooth rotten a hole turned black and smelly, timely to the hospital, by a professional physician examination to clarify the depth of dental caries, and then choose the best restoration program.