Ifyouhaveatooththatneedstoberepaired,itisalwaysbesttoseekthehelpof a qualified dentist. The team at Healthy Smiles Little Rock is committed to helping patients restore their dental health in a manner which ensures an entirelypainlessprocedure.
Root canals are an extremely common dental procedure with an estimated 14 million performed each year. They are designed to save a tooth with infected
pulp by removing the nerve tissue from the root of the tooth, leaving the root intact.
Infection of the pulp occurs from deep decay, repeated dental procedures or othercauses.Thepulpisacollectionofbloodvesselsthatarelocatedwithinthe centerofeachtooth.
Whenatoothisseverelyinfected,itmaybenecessarytoremovetheentiretooth. In this case, the dentistwill recommend a Rootcanalslittlerock ar treatment asalastresort.
Mostrootcanalsaresuccessfulathaltinginfectionandrelievingpain.However, likemanymedicalprocedures,theyarenotalwayscompletelyeffective.
Duringyourappointment, thedentistwill examineyour teethand administer ananestheticifnecessary.Oncenumb,thedoctorwillaccesstheinfectedtooth andbegintheprocessofremovingtheinfectedtissueandcleaningtheinsideof thetooth.
Theprocedure is completed by sealing theroot canalsand placing a filling in thetooth.Thedentistwillalsoplaceacrownontheaffectedtoothtoprotectit fromfurtherdamageandtocoveranyvisibleblemishesordiscolorations.