Morgan Hill Dentistry Blogs

  . Overview A treatment used to alleviate tooth pain and deter the tooth from future infection and damage, Root Canal is completed with a protective cap called a dental crown, in the majority of cases. A  dental crown  is popularly considered the final step after the root canal. But it’s also fairly common for patients to wonder if this ‘final step’ of root canal treatment is actually important.  Root Canal Treatment in itself is quite feared by the patients, thus the addition of a dental crown seems terrifying to many. What is Root Canal Therapy? A treatment to repair and salvage a damaged or infected tooth without removing it is called a “root canal”. The term is derived from the cleaning of the canals inside a tooth’s root. About a few decades ago,  root canal treatments  were most painful. But with the advancement of dental science and local anesthetics, there is almost no pain experienced by the patients during the procedure.  Living with a decay...

  Introduction  Root Canal is a dental treatment that alleviates pain an infected or abscessed tooth can cause. The soft centre or the inflamed pulp made up of nerves, connective tissue & blood vessels that help the tooth grow is removed in the procedure, relieving the patient from discomfort and pain. The surfaces inside the tooth are cleaned and disinfected after removing the infected pulp and a filling is eventually placed to shut the space. The procedure is usually performed under local anaesthesia by an endodontist or a dentist.  Who Needs a Root Canal? The oral bacteria can sometimes infest the soft inner part of the tooth, the pulp, inducing pain, inflammation & even infection. A root canal then becomes essential. Even when the pulp is dead, the crown or cap of the tooth can remain intact and getting rid of the infected pulp can help to preserve the structure of the tooth. How does the Pulp get Damaged? The following causes can lead to the damaging to the p...