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Oceanside Gentle Dental
Family, Cosmetics and Implant Center
. Restorative
• Preventive
• Cosmetic
• Implants
• Crown &
Bridge
• Root Canals
• Dentures
• Invisalign
• Periodontal
Treatment
• Preventive
• Cosmetic
• Implants
• Crown &
Bridge
• Root Canals
• Dentures
• Invisalign
• Periodontal
Treatment
Root Canal
3253 Long Beach Road, Oceanside, NY 11572
ROOT CANAL TREATMENT
Root canal treatment (also referred to as root canal
therapy or endodontic therapy) is made necessary
Root canal treatment (also referred to as root canal
therapy or endodontic therapy) is made necessary
when a cavity is allowed to reach all the way to the
tooth pulp.Sometimes deep restorations or trauma to
a tooth may cause the nerve to be damaged to the point
it needs root canal therapy, also. Once this occurs the
pulp becomes infected, and can even extend through
the root tip and begin to eat away at the surrounding
bone (this is an abscess). By the time the pulp is
infected it must be treated, and cannot heal on its own.
It can even weaken the entire immune system. This is dangerous,
not to mention very painful. Symptoms that the pulp has become infected may include sensitivity to hot/cold or sweets, pain, swelling, pain to biting or pressure, and a bad taste in the mouth. Sometimes, however, no symptoms are apparent and the person is unaware of any problem until a checkup.
A root canal is then performed to clean out the infected tooth pulp, and disinfect the canals of the tooth. The only other treatment would be to extract the tooth. Once the infection is resolved, the canal(s) are filled in to prevent any further infection. Usually a core build-up and crown is recommended for restoring a tooth that has had root canal therapy.
not to mention very painful. Symptoms that the pulp has become infected may include sensitivity to hot/cold or sweets, pain, swelling, pain to biting or pressure, and a bad taste in the mouth. Sometimes, however, no symptoms are apparent and the person is unaware of any problem until a checkup.
A root canal is then performed to clean out the infected tooth pulp, and disinfect the canals of the tooth. The only other treatment would be to extract the tooth. Once the infection is resolved, the canal(s) are filled in to prevent any further infection. Usually a core build-up and crown is recommended for restoring a tooth that has had root canal therapy.
