This festive season, don’t let dental decay spoil your fun! If you’ve got dental pain or sensitivity, this may be a sign of infection, but there’s no need to panic: we can provide root canal treatment to ease your pain and protect your tooth.
If a tooth infection has spread to the pulp tissue, root canal treatment is a means of saving the tooth; often, the other alternative is to extract the tooth. The pulp contains the living tissue of the tooth, including the blood vessels and the nerves; once the pulp has become infected, the tooth starts to die and the risk of infection spreading through the tooth increases.
What happens when you have root canal treatment?
Before root canal treatment begins, the tooth is numbed using local anaesthetic; this ensures that you remain completely comfortable during the procedure. Once the tooth is numb, your dentist will drill into the tooth to reach the root canals; they will then remove the decayed tissue and clean the root canals thoroughly; the root canals will then be filled using dental material called gutta percha. The root canals are then sealed. It is common to place a new crown after root canal treatment; this helps to make the tooth stronger and it can also have aesthetic benefits.
The benefits of root canal treatment
Root canal treatment is a really effective solution for an infected tooth and it often prevents the need for extraction. Many people worry that root canal treatment will be very painful, but we use local anaesthetic teamed with our expertise to ensure that you are comfortable and relaxed throughout. This treatment reduces the risk of infection spreading through the tooth and helps to decrease the chances of needing the tooth extracted in the future.
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