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Root Canal Therapy
Root Canal Therapy
Root canal therapy often gets a bad reputation, but it’s a crucial procedure that can save severely damaged teeth or preserve future treatment options. Under the compassionate care of Dr. Jing at Procopio Towle Dental Office, you can rest assured that root canals are handled with expertise and gentleness.
Root Canal: Relieving Tooth Pain and Saving Your Natural Teeth
Seeking top-tier root canal services? Your search ends here. In Walnut Creek, our practice delivers safe, comfortable procedures led by a skilled team dedicated to promptly preserving your teeth. We prioritize your smile’s health and aesthetics, ensuring a seamless experience.
Rely on our experienced root canal specialists with a proven track record of satisfied patients. Trust our expertise to alleviate tooth pain and restore your teeth to their natural, infection-free state.
Understanding Root Canals
Root canals alleviate severe tooth pain and safeguard severely infected or damaged teeth by removing compromised pulp and sealing the tooth to prevent future infections. Following this, our dentists place a dental crown to restore the tooth’s strength, function, and appearance. Tooth pulp, situated in the tooth’s inner chamber, is crucial for nourishment, sensitivity, and development. It supplies nutrients, houses nerve endings for sensitivity, and triggers immune responses to infections and inflammation. Infection or damage to the pulp can result from factors such as dental decay, trauma, tooth fractures, or repeated dental procedures.
Signs that you need Root Canal Treatment
Several signs indicate the need for a root canal procedure:
- Severe or persistent toothache, especially when biting or applying pressure.
- Increased sensitivity to hot or cold that lasts.
- Tender, red, swollen gums around the affected tooth.
- Discoloration or darkening of the tooth.
- Persistent bad breath or a foul taste, despite good oral hygiene.
- Swelling in the jaw or face.
How does our root canal procedure work?
Here is a detailed description of our root canal procedure that you must know:
Comfortable Root Canal Experience with Local Anesthesia
We give our patients local anesthesia at the beginning of the root canal procedure to ensure a painless process. The doctor will inject anesthesia near the infected tooth to block the sensation temporarily in the affected area.
Diagnosing and Cleaning Damaged or Infected Pulp
Once the area is numbed, our root canal specialist carefully examines the pulp chamber. Using specialized instruments, we create a small access hole in the affected tooth. Any damaged or decayed tooth structure that could block access to the pulp chamber is also removed by our skilled dentists.
Clearing the Pulp Chamber
Using our specialized fine files, we meticulously remove damaged and infected pulp tissues. Our specialists then clean and shape the root canal, effectively eliminating bacteria and infected tissues from the tooth.
Root Canal Shaping and Disinfection
We use a series of progressively larger files to shape and disinfect the root canal. This process involves irrigating the canals with an antibacterial solution to minimize the risk of reinfection.
Canal Filling
Once we’ve cleaned and disinfected the root canal, we use biocompatible material to seal the canals, guarding against bacteria and future infections.
Dental Crown Placement
Our dentists may recommend placing a dental crown based on the severity of your tooth damage. A dental crown enhances tooth strength, functionality, and prevents future damage.
Attending follow-up appointments and aftercare is essential for successful root canal outcomes. Alongside prescribed pain medications, maintaining excellent oral hygiene helps prevent future infections and discomfort.
Benefits of getting Root canal procedure from us.
Our root canal procedure offers several key benefits:
- Preserves your tooth, avoiding extraction.
- Relieves severe toothache and discomfort.
- Restores both function and appearance.
- Prevents infection from spreading to gums and surrounding tissues.
Interested in learning more about our root canal procedure? Contact us today.
Frequently ask questions
Patients receive anesthesia during root canals, making the procedure no more painful than a routine dental treatment. Some mild discomfort may occur afterward as the area heals, typically lasting just a few days.
Typically, the duration of a root canal procedure varies based on the severity of the tooth infection. In some cases, multiple appointments may be necessary. On average, the procedure lasts about 60 minutes.
Yes, if you didn’t receive sedation, you can typically drive home shortly after the procedure. Patients who received conscious sedation should arrange for a companion to drive them home after their appointment.
After a root canal, a dental crown is often necessary to strengthen your tooth, especially for molars whose structural integrity can be compromised by the procedure.
Many dental insurance policies require meeting deductibles before covering procedure costs. For example, if your deductible is $1,000 and your root canal costs the same, the insurance plan won’t cover the procedure until the deductible is met.
