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Root Canal

Root canal treatment involves removing infected or damaged pulp from the tooth and filling the pulp canals. It is often necessary to save a tooth when the nerve chamber becomes infected by decay or damaged by trauma. The procedure involves 5 steps - making an opening through the crown, determining canal lengths, removing unhealthy pulp and cleaning the canals, filling the canals, and sealing the tooth with a temporary or permanent restoration. It aims to maintain the tooth structure by replacing the damaged pulp.

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Root Canal

Root canal treatment involves removing infected or damaged pulp from the tooth and filling the pulp canals. It is often necessary to save a tooth when the nerve chamber becomes infected by decay or damaged by trauma. The procedure involves 5 steps - making an opening through the crown, determining canal lengths, removing unhealthy pulp and cleaning the canals, filling the canals, and sealing the tooth with a temporary or permanent restoration. It aims to maintain the tooth structure by replacing the damaged pulp.

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Root Canal Treatment

Step 2
If your tooth’s nerve chamber becomes infected by decay, or The length of the root canals is
damaged by trauma, root canal treatment is often the only determined.
way to save your tooth.

Inside the hard outer shell of each tooth is a specialized


area called the pulp or nerve chamber. The pulp chamber
contains a system of blood vessels, lymph vessels and
nerves, the pulp, which enter from the bone through the
root canals. This system provides nourishment for the cells
within the tooth. Step 3
Unhealthy pulp is removed. Canals
Deep tooth decay or other injury can cause damage to or are cleaned, enlarged and shaped.
infection of the tooth pulp. In a root canal or endodontic
treatment, the dentist removes the damaged or infected
pulp and replaces it with a special filler which helps
maintain the remaining tooth structure.

Step 4
Canals are filled and sealed. A metal
post may be added for structural
support or to retain restorative
materials.

Step 5
The tooth is sealed with a temporary
filling. Usually a gold or porcelain
Some indications of the need for root canal treatment crown adds further protection.
may be:

• Spontaneous pain or throbbing while biting.


• Sensitivity to hot and cold foods.
• Severe decay or an injury that creates an abscess
(infection) in the bone.
The material used to fill your root canal will probably last you
PROCEDURE a lifetime, but eventually the filling or crown may need to be
replaced.
Step 1
After the tooth is anesthetized, an Be sure to follow the special home care instructions
opening is made through the crown provided by your dental professional.
into the pulp chamber.

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