Root Canal Treatments
Root canal treatments help to protect and keep a sick or dying tooth.
The problem
Infected or sick teeth due to decay or injury.
Chronic tooth pain caused by contact with hot and cold liquids.
Pain from pressure or biting down.
Danger of a spreading infection.
The solution
There is a pulp chamber that contains the nerves and blood supply for each tooth. When the pulp becomes infected due to decay or injury of the tooth, the pulp has to be removed from the center of the tooth and the canals of each root. Once the infected pulp is removed, the remaining chamber is filled with a rubber-based material to seal it off.
All teeth that have had root canal therapy must be protected with an artificial covering known as a crown (see crown section). This is because teeth that have had the pulp removed are more susceptible to fracture.
Advantages
Root canal treatment is a popular way of saving a tooth that would otherwise die or need to be removed.
Disadvantages
If a tooth is sick, there are no disadvantages to root canal treatment. On rare occasions, however, root canal therapy may need to be redone to ensure that all of the infection has been removed.
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