Frequently Asked Questions on Diving Medicine

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column el_class=”page-text”][vc_column_text]There has been no established cause-and-effect relationship between root canals and scuba diving. It is possible that the repetitive action of clenching a scuba regulator with your teeth may have exacerbated an underlying problem. Root canal therapy is generally necessary after a tooth nerve has been damaged from a direct blow to the dental area or the result of decay, abscess, or infection. Most root canals are done in patients who are over 50 years of age and who have had one of these events occur after a lifetime of using their teeth. In the thousands of certified divers over age 50, root canals are rarely reported. In all likelihood, the problem was just coincidental and would most likely have occured even if you had not participated in scuba diving. There is a small risk of infection immediately after a root canal, but once you are released by your dentist, you should have no problem when diving.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column el_class=”page-text”][vc_column_text]Es gibt keine gesicherte Ursache-Wirkungs-Beziehung zwischen Wurzelbehandlungen und Gerätetauchen. Möglicherweise hat das wiederholte Zusammenbeißen der Zähne beim Festhalten des Atemreglers ein zugrundeliegendes Problem verschlimmert. Eine Wurzelbehandlung ist in der Regel erforderlich, nachdem der Zahnnerv durch einen direkten Schlag auf den Zahnbereich oder durch Karies, Abszesse oder Infektionen beschädigt wurde. Die meisten Wurzelbehandlungen werden bei Patienten durchgeführt, die über 50 Jahre alt sind und bei denen eines dieser Ereignisse nach lebenslanger Nutzung ihrer Zähne eingetreten ist. Bei den Tausenden von zertifizierten Tauchern über 50 Jahren wird nur selten von Wurzelbehandlungen berichtet. Aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach war das Problem nur zufällig und wäre höchstwahrscheinlich auch dann aufgetreten, wenn Sie nicht am Gerätetauchen teilgenommen hätten. Unmittelbar nach einer Wurzelbehandlung besteht ein geringes Infektionsrisiko, aber sobald Sie von Ihrem Zahnarzt entlassen werden, sollten Sie keine Probleme beim Tauchen haben.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column el_class=”page-text”][vc_column_text]Il n’existe aucun lien de cause à effet établi entre les traitements de canal et la plongée sous-marine. Il est possible que le fait de serrer les dents de manière répétée sur un détendeur ait exacerbé un problème sous-jacent. Un traitement de canal est généralement nécessaire après une lésion du nerf dentaire due à un coup direct sur la dent ou à une carie, un abcès ou une infection. La plupart des traitements de canal sont pratiqués chez des patients âgés de plus de 50 ans qui ont connu l’un de ces événements après avoir utilisé leurs dents toute leur vie. Parmi les milliers de plongeurs certifiés âgés de plus de 50 ans, les traitements de canal sont rarement signalés. Selon toute vraisemblance, le problème était simplement fortuit et se serait très probablement produit même si vous n’aviez pas pratiqué la plongée sous-marine. Il existe un faible risque d’infection immédiatement après un traitement radiculaire, mais une fois que votre dentiste vous aura donné son feu vert, vous ne devriez avoir aucun problème pour plonger.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column el_class=”page-text”][vc_column_text]There has been no established cause-and-effect relationship between root canals and scuba diving. It is possible that the repetitive action of clenching a scuba regulator with your teeth may have exacerbated an underlying problem. Root canal therapy is generally necessary after a tooth nerve has been damaged from a direct blow to the dental area or the result of decay, abscess, or infection. Most root canals are done in patients who are over 50 years of age and who have had one of these events occur after a lifetime of using their teeth. In the thousands of certified divers over age 50, root canals are rarely reported. In all likelihood, the problem was just coincidental and would most likely have occured even if you had not participated in scuba diving. There is a small risk of infection immediately after a root canal, but once you are released by your dentist, you should have no problem when diving.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column el_class=”page-text”][vc_column_text]There has been no established cause-and-effect relationship between root canals and scuba diving. It is possible that the repetitive action of clenching a scuba regulator with your teeth may have exacerbated an underlying problem. Root canal therapy is generally necessary after a tooth nerve has been damaged from a direct blow to the dental area or the result of decay, abscess, or infection. Most root canals are done in patients who are over 50 years of age and who have had one of these events occur after a lifetime of using their teeth. In the thousands of certified divers over age 50, root canals are rarely reported. In all likelihood, the problem was just coincidental and would most likely have occured even if you had not participated in scuba diving. There is a small risk of infection immediately after a root canal, but once you are released by your dentist, you should have no problem when diving.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]