Is it better to fill a hole in a tooth or pull it out?

Teeth with holes are filled or extracted, need to go to the hospital according to the oral cavity and film to confirm, if the caries hole is small, you can root canal treatment can be filled, if the caries hole is large decay to the root, can not be retained according to the situation need to be extracted.
1. Filling, teeth with holes is often due to dental caries cavity formation, found in a timely manner after the need to use specialized instruments to remove the decay of dental tissue, if the external decay treatment of the root of the tooth can be retained, infected pulp need to carry out endodontic treatment, and then resin filling.
2. Extraction, teeth with holes, if the decay has been to the pulp chamber bottom, the defect area is large, the teeth can not be retained need to be extracted as soon as possible to avoid inflammation affecting the neighboring teeth.
Whether a hole in the tooth is filled or extracted, it is necessary to go to the hospital for examination to confirm the specifics, and at the same time, the discovery of caries needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.