“Can a root canal being done change your face shape?”
I am a 29 year old male. I will have a root canal done next week. Can a root canal being done change your face shape?
9 Answers
A root canal alone will not change your face shape. The root canal is done internally in a tooth within your mouth, and therefore will not affect your facial structure or bite. However, complications before or after a root canal may lead to temporary swelling which cause your face or jaw to appear different. This however is temporary and should resolve after the swelling heals.
No
Never.
Definitely not!
Thanks,
Bruce L. Elkind, DDS, PA
Thanks,
Bruce L. Elkind, DDS, PA
Root canal therapy is treatment that is limited to inside the canal of the root of the tooth. So, unless your face is swollen from the infection causing the need for root canal therapy, in which case the swelling will most likely dissipate changing the shape of your face, root canal therapy's visible effects are limited to the inside of the tooth root and possibly the very top of the tooth.
no
Not at all
Anything is possible, but it is highly unlikely that having a root canal will change the shape of your face.
Hello,
Good for you to be concerned with aesthetics. No, a root canal will not change your face shape. It is helpful to know what is happening during a root canal to be confident that it will not change someone's face shape.
A root canal is usually needed for one of a few different reasons (decay into the nerve, bacteria into the nerve, unable to restore the tooth without being to close to the nerve). Regardless of why the root canal is being done, the treatment is usually the same. The center of the tooth (the canal) is cleaned out (removal of decay, bacteria, nerve and blood vessels). The canal is then reshaped and then filled. The action of the root canal does not change the way the outside of the tooth looks, let alone someone's face shape. Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
Good for you to be concerned with aesthetics. No, a root canal will not change your face shape. It is helpful to know what is happening during a root canal to be confident that it will not change someone's face shape.
A root canal is usually needed for one of a few different reasons (decay into the nerve, bacteria into the nerve, unable to restore the tooth without being to close to the nerve). Regardless of why the root canal is being done, the treatment is usually the same. The center of the tooth (the canal) is cleaned out (removal of decay, bacteria, nerve and blood vessels). The canal is then reshaped and then filled. The action of the root canal does not change the way the outside of the tooth looks, let alone someone's face shape. Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
