Why would root canal be needed?
How to know if you need a root canal? Endodontic treatment is necessary when the pulp, the soft tissue inside the root canal, becomes inflamed or infected. The inflammation or infection can have a variety of causes: deep decay repeated dental procedures on the tooth or a crack or chip in the tooth.
What do you need to know about a root canal?
What is a root canal? A root canal is a dental procedure involving the removal of the soft center of the tooth, the pulp. The pulp is made up of nerves, connective tissue, and blood vessels that help the tooth grow. In the majority of cases, a general dentist or endodontist will perform a root canal while you’re under local anesthesia.
When to say no to a root canal procedure?
One of my biggest challenges as a Biological Dentist is when a patient cries with regret for agreeing to have a root canal procedure done to a tooth or teeth – a procedure they neither needed nor understood from the perspective of whole body health. Like any part of the body, a tooth can be inflamed, painful, or simply sensitive.
What happens to the pulp of a tooth during a root canal?
The pulp contains the nerves and blood vessels that allow the tooth to grow. It’s full of cells called odontoblasts that keep the tooth healthy. A root canal removes the pulp of a tooth that’s been infected or damaged by tooth decay or other injuries. Root canals can save teeth and are considered very safe.
Why are root canals more painful than fillings?
Root canal procedures have the reputation of being painful. But the procedure itself is no more painful than having a filling placed. Why Does Tooth Pulp Need to Be Removed? When a tooth’s nerve tissue or pulp is damaged, it breaks down and bacteria begin to multiply within the pulp chamber.
Why a getting a root canal is the problem?
The theory is that this could lead to long term problems, including some pretty serious ones. In fact, there are five ways that a root canal can lead to problems, including: Infection inside or outside of the root canals; Extruded root canal filling causing an immune response; Accumulation of cholesterol crystals that irritate the tissues
What causes a tooth to need a root canal?
The second most common cause of root canal is tooth fracture caused by clenching or grinding your teeth, eating hard foods or chewing ice. Your tooth can develop hairline type fracture(s) or craze lines that let bacteria into the pulp chamber inflaming the nerve or infecting the tooth.
Why you should see a root canal specialist?
You’ll Receive Better Care. Root canal specialists have the training and expertise to provide you with a seamless root canal procedure. They’re expertise may even mean faster healing time and less risk for complications. They’re experts at root canals while your dentist may only have minimal experience performing them.
How are root canals bad for You?
In fact, there are five ways that a root canal can lead to problems, including: Infection inside or outside of the root canals Extruded root canal filling causing an immune response Accumulation of cholesterol crystals that irritate the tissues Cystic lesion where the root canal is done Scar tissue healing of the root canal site