Alternative pulp therapies and evaluation aimed at avoiding a conventional root canal where that is clinically possible.
Where a tooth is damaged but the pulp is still vital, biological dentists may attempt to keep it alive using pulp capping, ozone, and biocompatible materials rather than proceeding straight to root canal treatment. Where the pulp is already dead, options are a conventional root canal, or extraction followed by a ceramic implant or bridge. Clinics differ considerably in how they weigh these, so understanding the reasoning behind a recommendation matters.