When a tooth is lost and only the root is left, you can choose to extract the stump according to the root and periapical condition, or keep the stump and then carry out root canal or restorative treatment.
1. Extraction of stump: If the X-ray examination shows that the stump is too loose, the length is 5mm, or the periapical lesion is serious, the broken root surface is lower than 2mm below the gingiva, and the root is not cleaned of decay, the stump can be extracted.
2. Retaining the stump: X-ray results show that the apical inflammation is relatively mild, the condition of the gums around the good, as well as no serious loosening of the teeth of the patients, the feasibility of retaining the tooth lost only the root of the treatment.
3. Root canal treatment: choose a professional dentist to carry out root canal treatment, because to ensure the standardization of the treatment and the integrity of the effective prevention of infection in the root canal, which will directly affect the service life of the patient’s teeth, but also to ensure that the remaining root of the long-term therapeutic effect.
4. Restorative treatment: After the standardized root canal treatment, combined with the tooth lost only the root of the situation of the choice of movable prosthesis restoration, fixed bridge restoration, porcelain teeth and dental implants.
For the restoration of the tooth root also need to pay attention to long-term care, maintain oral hygiene, healthy diet, avoid eating too hard food.