When the decay and bacteria from the outside of the tooth reaches the pulp centre of the tooth, this can infect the nerve and blood supply of the tooth causing a toothache. Root canal treatment is generally like a deeper filling all the way to the ends of the roots of the teeth through several stages at the dentist.
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What is Endodontic treatment?
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Why should I save teeth?
- To be able to keep the other teeth upright instead of them shifting into the empty gap if the tooth is removed
- To give the remaining healthy teeth support with chewing
- It may be the front tooth and it is in the smile zone, so aesthetically it would be ideal to save it
- Have the ability to chew so that the opposing tooth doesn’t become a redundant tooth without its opposite chewer.
STAGES OF TREATMENT
How many stages does a root canal treatment take?
Every root canal treatment is different, but here is an overview of the steps in the treatment.
Stage 1
Removing the debris from the pulp chamber and placing antibiotics
Stage 2
Cleaning the walls of the canals out and shape them so it can later be sealed
Stage 3
Sealing the prepared canals to reduce any bacteria returning into the pulp
Stage 4
A crown is needed to encase the tooth and make it stronger
* It is very important that root canal therapy goes through every stage to be able to save the tooth so it can function without any temperature sensitivity.
Have a dental emergency?
If your tooth is decayed or damaged a root canal treatment will fix your infected or damaged nerves.
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