Treatment of Root Canal Disease
 A root canal procedure
limits the infection and keeps it from destroying the tooth. During the
root canal treatment procedure, the dentist removes the inflamed or
infected pulpal tissue, carefully cleans, disinfects, and shapes the root
canal space inside the tooth, and then fills and seals this space. It may
take one or more appointments to complete the procedure. A protective
restoration should be placed after root canal treatment has been completed
in order to restore the tooth to function and help prevent tooth fracture.
Think of a root canal as washing the invasive
bacteria out of the root, filling it with a biocompatible material that
soothes the area, then sealing it back up again. Top it off with a solid
filling or a crown, and you're as good as new.
And that means you get to keep your tooth. And
that's a good thing.
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