I am having a root canal done through a bridge. My insurance company pays for the root canal. However, the dentist added endodontic obstructed canal for an additional charge I am responsible for. Does going through the bridge make it "obstructed?" How would he know its obstructed until he starts the work? I just want to make sure it's a legit charge. Thanks in advance for any advice!
Obstructed Canal?
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Obstruction
In an ideal world, each canal that needs to be cleaned is completely unobstructed. In the real world, though, there are often obstructions that affect a canal that contains infected material and makes cleaning more difficult. Examples of obstructions that can impinge on a canal are another tooth, a filling, etc. When an obstruction is present, the dentist will do their very best to clean every portion of the canal around that obstruction. In such cases, though, some infection material can persist. In such cases, that root canal might fail.Source: https://www.eastchestermeredental.c...tructions that can,that root canal might fail.
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Sometimes the full length of the root canal system may be inaccessible owing to an obstruction. This may be due to:
- a retained instrument (Fig 7-1)
- blockage of natural tooth substance or foreign material
- a ledge created iatrogenically.
Source: https://pocketdentistry.com/7-managing-canal-obstructions/