Few dental procedures are as feared as the root canal treatment but this may be a little unfair to a treatment that can signal an end to enormous amounts of pain. When infections occur in the teeth as a result of decay, it may be that initially you feel little or no pain, but as it worsens it can lead to very painful abscesses and even the complete destruction of the dental nerve. In these circumstances, if a root canal procedure is not carried out it may result in the loss of the tooth altogether.
The procedure itself aims to remove all the infected material from the root canal of the tooth. It is a very skilled procedure involving the dentist’s drill and may involve a number of visits to the dentist. Using the drill, the dentist makes a whole into the root of the tooth so that they can remove all the infected material before thoroughly cleaning the cavity and filling it. It may also be necessary to cap the tooth with a dental crown to prevent any further damage.
Root canal treatments are not necessarily painful as they are almost always performed with anaesthetic. The pain associated with a root canal is more often than not the pain caused by the infection that the treatment aims to remove. Root canal treatments at Central Leeds dentists are usually very successful. There is very little chance of the any long-term damage if the infection is removed as soon as possible.
There are few if any dental problems that cannot be treated successfully if diagnosed early enough. Ideally, any pain or discomfort experienced in the mouth should be seen by a dentist as soon as possible. With dental care it is prevention that is much more effective than cure. This is why dentists stress the importance of six-monthly check ups.
