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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 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 ...
A sealer paste and rubber compound is used to fill the tooth, followed by a dental filling to make sure the root canals are protected from saliva. Mayo Clinic ...
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 ...
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 ...
Left untreated, bacteria and decaying material can cause a serious infection or a tooth abscess, leading to pulp death, bone loss and loss of the tooth itself.
Treatment · Open up (incise) and drain the abscess. The dentist makes a small cut into the abscess, allowing the pus to drain out. · Do a root canal. This can ...
Dentists will treat a tooth abscess by draining it and getting rid of the infection. They may be able to save your tooth with a root canal treatment. But in ...
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