Root Canal Treatment
A Root Canal is Nothing to Fear!
Our team performs gentle, effective root canal treatment to relieve your toothache and give you back your healthy smile.
What is a Root Canal?
While root canals have a reputation of being a difficult or painful procedure, modern dentistry makes this a simple and often painless treatment. Root canal treatment is a restorative procedure used to repair teeth that are badly damaged, decayed, or infected. Without root canal treatment, the tooth will continue to cause pain as its condition worsens, eventually resulting in the loss of the tooth.
A root canal is an endodontic procedure, which means it is used to treat the inside of the tooth and tooth roots. Inside every tooth is a material called dental pulp, which extends from the center of the tooth to the roots. (The interior of the root is called the root canal, which is where the procedure gets its name.) The dental pulp contains the nerves, blood vessels, and important connective tissues that your teeth need to develop properly.
Because the material is vulnerable to injury, the dental pulp can become inflamed or infected due to decay or damage in the outer layers of the tooth. When this happens, this can lead to pain, swelling, drainage. The only way to treat the damaged pulp is to remove it and clear any infection in the surrounding tissues, providing relief and restoring your oral health.
Do I Need a Root Canal Treatment?
Are you worried about your tooth? Have you been suffering from a persistent toothache? 7 Day Dental can help. If you experience one or more of these symptoms, call our office right away:
- Pain when chewing or biting
- Pain or tenderness when pressure is applied to the area
- An abscess on the gums near the affected tooth
- Tenderness or swelling in the gums near the affected tooth
- Swelling in the jaw or face
- Sensitivity to hot or cold
- Darkening or discoloration of the tooth
