Regeneration

As a result of advances in regenerative medicine, several remarkable procedures, which promote the body’s ability to self-heal have been developed. In the field of endodontics, new treatments based upon tissue engineering and other regenerative approaches to care offer promise for saving non-vital, immature permanent teeth.

The goal of endodontic procedures is to help patients of all ages preserve their natural smiles. However, irreversible damage to the vital tissues of a young permanent tooth presents added challenges to successful care. To maintain a tooth with incomplete root development means finding a way to achieve sufficient root-end closure so that root canal therapy can be performed. While the conventional approach to care involved the placement of a medicament to stimulate some measure of root-end closure, newer methods in the form of regenerative endodontic treatment offer better outcomes. With biologically based regenerative endodontic treatment, both the formation of new hard tissue along the walls of the root and continued root development are seen to occur. Also, events on the horizon offer more encouraging news. One day, regenerative endodontic procedures may help non-vital, immature teeth self-heal, and regenerate pulp-like tissues that foster root development.

Dr. Carson maintains a position at the forefront of advances in regenerative endodontics to help ensure every patient enjoys optimal oral health.