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Root Canals - Endodontic Treatment

Root canal treatment gives dentists a safe and effective means of saving your teeth by treating the tooth’s soft core, or dental pulp. Dental pulp contains the nerves, arteries, veins and lymph vessels of your tooth. When the pulp is diseased or injured and it is unable to repair itself, the pulp dies. The most common cause of pulp death is a tooth fracture or a deep cavity that exposes the pulp to saliva. The bacteria found in saliva cause infection inside the tooth. Left untreated, the infection eventually causes the pulp to die. Pus can build up at the root tip, forming an abscess that can destroy the supporting bone that surrounds the tooth.

If the damaged or diseased pulp is not removed, the tooth and surrounding tissues become infected. Pain and swelling may accompany the infection. Even in the absence of pain, certain byproducts of a diseased pulp can injure the bone that anchors your tooth in the jaw. Without endodontic treatment, your tooth will eventually have to be removed.

Your dentist will remove the diseased pulp in one to three appointments. The pulp chamber and root canal(s) of the tooth are then cleaned, shaped, filled and sealed to prevent recontamination of the root canal system. Root canal therapy is usually a relatively painless procedure.

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Periodontal Disease

When bacterial infections attack the gums, ligaments and bone, the result is periodontal disease. Often painless, there are many varieties of periodontal diseases that can progress quickly or quite slowly and can occur at any age. You may remain completely unaware of your disease until your gums and bone have been seriously damaged. Only regular dental checkups, including a periodontal exam, can diagnose periodontal disease at an early stage

Root Canal - Endodontic Treatment
Disease Periodontal

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