Saving Your Teeth With Root Canals

Persistent tooth pain or sensitivity to hot and cold can be a telltale sign of pulp infection, necessitating more extensive restoration treatments such as bridges or implants.

Root canal therapy removes damaged pulp tissue and bacteria. Contrary to popular belief, however, it’s no more painful than getting fillings done. Oral surgery can help relieve pain and restore the health and function оf your teeth.

Painless

Contrary to what some may believe, root canal therapy isn’t painful. Conducted at a dental office after initial numbing medication has taken effect, it involves drilling a hole into a tooth’s pulp chamber so as to access its pulp inside and expose its insides for treatment.

Gutta-percha is used as a rubbery material that will replace the pulp in its place, before cleaning and sealing with temporary fillings to protect from infection. Regular brushing and flossing must continue after this procedure has taken place to keep your tooth healthy.

After your root canal procedure, you will return for a follow-up appointment where a permanent crown will be attached and installed, giving your tooth the feel and function it had before the procedure began. However, it should be remembered that root canal treatments cannot fully replace natural teeth; accordingly you must remain mindful when eating certain foods to prolong their longevity with proper dental care. Most teeth that have had root canal treatment typically last a lifetime with proper care.

Saves the Tooth

Untreated dental infections can spread to surrounding teeth and gums, even reaching into the bloodstream. Root canal therapy removes infection and bacteria from infected teeth to restore them back to health – saving surrounding ones from further decay while also safeguarding jawbone health.

Painful symptoms of root canal decay include tooth sensitivity to hot or cold food and beverages, an unpleasant taste in your mouth, drainage problems and persistent bad breath. If any of these signs apply to you, please seek medical assistance immediately by consulting with a dentist.

Root canal therapy may also be necessary due to deep decay, repeated dental procedures on one tooth or large fillings. Good oral hygiene practices and frequent dentist visits will reduce the need for root canal treatment and also help protect against infections that could necessitate one in the future.

Prevents Infection

Tooth infections aren’t just painful; they can also pose other health threats. When bacteria infect a tooth, it travels through blood vessels into other parts of your body such as your heart. Maintaining regular dental check-ups to keep an infection at bay prevents further spread across other teeth or organs. Root canal treatments provide one effective solution.

After administering local anesthesia, the dentist creates an opening in the crown of the tooth to access its soft center (pulp). They remove infected pulp before carefully cleaning and shaping its interior before sealing it with gutta-percha sealants that keep bacteria out.

Root canal infections may resurface after receiving treatment, so the best way to keep them at bay afterward is with proper oral hygiene practices. Brushing twice a day, flossing daily and attending regularly scheduled dental visits to remove plaque and tartar can prevent an outbreak before it even occurs. In case an infection does arise post-root canal procedure, your dentist can treat it using antibiotics.

Saves the Jawbone

If you have a root canal infection, taking antibiotics as soon as possible to keep the bacteria from spreading is of critical importance to prevent abscesses from forming and impacting other teeth and the jawbone. Failing to do so could result in permanent abscesses that affect other parts of the mouth or even lead to abscesses that spread further affecting other parts of your oral health.

At your root canal treatment appointment, your provider will administer local anesthesia to numb the infected tooth and surrounding gums before creating an access hole to remove inflamed tissue and bacteria from inside of your tooth and cleaning out its interior surface. Finally, they disinfect it before sealing it to prevent future infections.

Root canal treatments typically result in high success rates, and are no more discomforting than fillings. To ensure maximum effectiveness of root canal therapy treatments and keep up with good oral hygiene practices.

Maintaining natural teeth is crucial to your smile, chewing ability and mouth structure. Losing one can cause the remaining ones to shift out of place and alter your bite while the jawbone may shrink due to no longer receiving stimulation from their roots – leaving an unsightly sunken-in look on your face.