The Root Canal Process Will Save Your Infected Tooth

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The inside of a tooth is hollow but filled with a soft tissue or pulp which is made up of connective tissue, blood vessels and nerves. This area is connected to the tooth root by canals. These canals run down to the jaw bone. There are usually one to four canals for each tooth, sometimes more. Blood vessels send nutrition to the tooth through this pulp and the nerves signal the brain if there is an infection or problems. Typically, a root becomes infected because of an injury, cavity or tooth crack.

Generally a Boca Raton Root Canal can be completed in one visit. First, the area around the affected tooth must be numbed with an anesthetic medicine. Only a slight prick will should be felt when this is done. In order to not only centralize the specific tooth but to keep the drilling remnants from being swallowed, a rubber dam is placed around the problem tooth. The dentist will then begin using a tiny drill, drilling from either the back or the top of the tooth in order to expose the pulp area. After removal of some of the pulp by special tools called files, the root canals are measured by electronic imaging or x-rays in order for the doctor to be able to continue to clean out the entire canal area.

After all the infected pulp is removed, the canal is then meticulously cleaned using an antiseptic solution which will clean all the canals of the tooth root. After cleansing, a flexible plastic material called gutta percha is used to refill the canals. A filling is then temporarily put in place in the tooth. An antibiotic may be prescribed to kill any infection that may have begun in the canals. There may be tenderness following the treatment for a few days. If the infection was severe, swelling present before the procedure should begin going down at this point.

After a short period of time, when it is determined that the infection is totally cleared up, either a permanent filling will be installed or a crown will be prepared. A crown is usually more common than a filling since a tooth is weakened following a root canal. The doctor tries to apply the crown within at least one month following the procedure. If a root canal is not performed on an infected tooth soon, it may eventually need to be removed.



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