Permanent solution for infected tooth cavities
Root canal treatment is an often straight forward procedure to relieve dental pain and save your teeth.
Patients typically need a root canal when there is inflammation or infection in the roots of a tooth. During root canal treatment, an endodontist who specializes in such treatment carefully removes the pulp inside the tooth, cleans, disinfects and shapes the root canals, and places a filling to seal the space.
How do I know I need root canal treatment?
During the early stages of infection, pain may be minimal or even non-existent. As the infection develops, you may get pain or swelling.
When there are no symptoms, the infection may only be visible to your dentist on examination.
In these situations, the dentist would normally see a small spot or opening on the gum (called a sinus tract) where the infection has created a path to come out of the bone. Sometimes the dentist can also see a shadow at the bottom of the root on the x-ray.
