A tooth that is infected or badly decayed can cause you a lot of pain. This is aside from the oral health dangers that come with it. The only way of easing this pain, short of extracting the tooth, is to perform root canal therapy.
Basically, our dentist, Dr. Mark Artzer in Newport News, VA, performs a root canal to repair and save the tooth by removing the tooth pulp. But how exactly can a root canal treatment alleviate pain? Here is an overview of the procedure.
The Root Canal Procedure
The root canal therapy procedure is usually completed in one to two sessions depending on the actual condition of the affected tooth. The procedure itself could be divided into three simple steps:
Once the root canal therapy has been completed, you’ll feel no pain from the tooth because it no longer has any nerve tissues left. Elimination of the infection not only eases your pain, but likewise controls it completely.
The treatment can be completed in a single session. The only exception is if there are multi-canals, curved canals, or extensive infections that have to be dealt with. These will add one or more sessions for the completion of the root canal procedure.
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