Root canal treatment is required to save a tooth when the pulp (the living tissue inside the tooth) is affected due to trauma or as a result of bacterial infection of the tooth which has reached the pulp. A root canal treatment involves the removal of infected tissue by means of mechanical as well as chemical cleansing of the root canal system and the resulting space is filled with special root canal filling material.
Root canal procedure is mandatory to save a tooth that otherwise would die and has to be removed. Root canal therapy gives an immediate relief of pain in most cases when the infected pulp of the tooth is removed.
Root canal treatment is most of the time very successful and usually lasts for a long time. On a rare occasion, a tooth will have to be retreated due to new infections.
Signs and Symptoms for Possible Root Canal Rreatment
- Sensitivity to hot and cold
- Severe toothache that lingers
- Sometimes symptomless
- Swelling around the tooth ..
- Tenderness to touch and biting.
Give our office a call if you are experiencing any of the above signs and symptoms
(301) 439-3917.
