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Root canal is a treatment to repair and save a badly damaged or infected tooth instead of removing it. The term "root canal" comes from cleaning of the canals ...
The root canal usually takes one or two visits, but once in a while additional visits are required because some teeth prove difficult to treat. First, you have ...
After the diseased pulp is removed, the pulp chamber and root canals are flushed and cleaned. The root canals may be reshaped and enlarged to allow better ...
After cleaning and drying, it's time to fill the interior of the tooth — the empty pulp chamber and root canals. You may not need additional anesthetic for this ...
Root canals. When decay reaches the inner material of your tooth, called the pulp, you may need a root canal. This is a treatment to repair and save a badly ...
After your root canal, your restored tooth with the new crown should work like a natural tooth and look cosmetically pleasing. If you follow good dental and ...
Slide show: Root canal treatment ... Teeth have a soft core called dental pulp. The pulp extends from the crown — the visible part of the tooth — to the tip of ...
The final stage of the root canal is restoring your tooth. Because the tooth typically has a large filling or is weakened from extensive decay, it needs to be ...
Do a root canal. This can help get rid of the infection and save your tooth. To do this, your dentist drills down into your tooth, removes the diseased central ...
Before permanently filling the root canals, they should be clean of all infection and dried. Medication is sometimes put into the pulp chamber and root canal to ...
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