How Root canals work [🎞️ Zack D. Films]

Root canal treatment is an often straightforward procedure to relieve dental pain and save your teeth. Patients typically need a root canal when there is inflammation or infection in the roots (pulp) of a tooth. During root canal treatment, Dentists who specialise in such a treatment carefully remove the pulp inside the tooth, cleans, disinfects and shapes the root canals, and place the filling material to seal the space.

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Root canal saves your teeth from extraction or else you have to extract your teeth. So root canal is the last possible treatment option to save your teeth and make you pain free.

Root canal treatment is needed when dental X-rays show that the pulp has been damaged by a bacterial infection. The pulp may become inflamed if it's infected by bacteria, allowing the bacteria to multiply and spread. The symptoms of a pulp infection include but are not limited to persistent pain and sensitivity when eating or drinking hot or cold food and drink, tooth discoloration on a single tooth, and deeper tooth decay. You are more at risk if you have swollen gums, or chipped teeth as bacteria can spread from the damaged part into the pulp. So you should visit the dentist if you have any of these symptoms or any discomfort in your tooth.

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