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ROOT CANAL THERAPY

Vancouver Pacific Family Dentistry, WA 98665 Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Implants - Dental Checkups, Dental Cleaning, Examinations, Crowns, Bridges, Implants, Restorations, Inlays, Onlays, Veneers, Laminates, Bonding, Fillings, Teeth Whitening, Smile Makeover, Tooth Extractions, Wisdom Tooth, Kid Friendly Dentist, Pediatric Dentist, Periodontics, Root Canal Therapy, Oral Cancer Screening, Night Guards for TMJ, Toothaches, Fluoride Treatments, Special needs dentistry

LEARN ABOUT ROOT CANALS RELIEVE PAIN

Contrary to popular belief, root canal treatments are not painful! Thanks to modern dental technology and procedures, most patients undergoing a root canal treatment with us find the entire experience no more painful than having a filling placed! And the benefits of getting a root canal when one is needed far outweigh the slight discomfort. Root canal, or endodontic, therapy can save your natural tooth, which is always the ideal case. Endodontic therapy also has a very high success rate, and with good care, many treated teeth can last a lifetime.

ROOT CANAL THERAPY

WHEN IS ROOT CANAL THERAPY NEEDED?

Vancouver Pacific Family Dentistry, WA 98665 Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Implants - Dental Checkups, Dental Cleaning, Examinations, Crowns, Bridges, Implants, Restorations, Inlays, Onlays, Veneers, Laminates, Bonding, Fillings, Teeth Whitening, Smile Makeover, Tooth Extractions, Wisdom Tooth, Kid Friendly Dentist, Pediatric Dentist, Periodontics, Root Canal Therapy, Oral Cancer Screening, Night Guards for TMJ, Toothaches, Fluoride Treatments, Special needs dentistry

Root canal therapy is needed when the nerve of a tooth is affected by decay or infection.  In order to save the tooth, the pulp (the living tissue inside the tooth), nerves, bacteria, and any decay are removed and the resulting space is filled with special, medicated, dental materials, which restore the tooth to its full function.

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Having a root canal done on a tooth is the treatment of choice to save a tooth that otherwise would die and have to be removed.  Many patients believe that removing a tooth that has problems is the solution, but what is not realized is that extracting (pulling) a tooth will ultimately be more costly and cause significant problems for adjacent teeth.

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​Root canal treatment is highly successful and usually lasts a lifetime, although, on occasion, a tooth will have to be retreated due to new infections.

Signs and symptoms for possible root canal therapy:

  • An abscess (or pimple) on the gums.

  • Sensitivity to hot and cold.

  • Severe toothache pain.

  • Sometimes no symptoms are present.

  • Swelling and/or tenderness.

Reasons for root canal therapy:

  • Decay has reached the tooth pulp (the living tissue inside the tooth).

  • Infection or abscesses have developed inside the tooth or at the root tip.

  • Injury or trauma to the tooth.

A root canal procedure requires one or more appointments and can be performed by a dentist or endodontist (a root canal specialist).

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