Root Canal Treatment

Root canal treatment is one of the most common dental procedures performed to save your natural teeth. There are over 14 million root canal treatment performed annually in the US. Root canal treatment can save your natural teeth and prevent the need for more expensive dental treatments, such as dental implants or bridges.

Root canal therapy is needed when the nerve of a tooth is affected by decay or infection. At the center of your tooth is pulp, which is a collection of blood vessels that helps build the surrounding tooth. Tooth decay, trauma to the tooth, cracks and chips or failed dental procedures can cause infection of the pulp can be caused by trauma to the tooth, deep decay, cracks and chips, or repeated dental procedures. Some of the symptoms of pulp infection include swelling of the gums, tooth ache and sensitivity to hot or cold temperature. Root canal therapy is performed to save the tooth, the pulp and nerves. The treatment involves removing bacteria and any decay. The resulting space is filled with special, medicated, dental materials, restoring the tooth to its full function.