Endodontics:
Root Canal Treatments
Root Canal Therapy or Root Canal is a procedure used to allow a tooth to remain in the mouth, whilst having had its nerve removed.
Every tooth has a nerve and blood supply going to it through its roots that are situated in the jaw bone. Through certain situations, the nerve of a tooth can become infected and can in turn lead to pain, abscesses and swelling of the surrounding gum and tissues. The infection is caused by common oral bacteria entering the root canals and affecting the tooth’s nerve system. Oncethe bacteris hit the nerve, they can quickly travel down the nerve and into the bone. Once this occurs, an abscess can form below the tooth.
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