Root Canal Therapy At Lifetime Dental Care
Many
people flinch when their dentists tell them they need root canal
therapy. While dentists are sympathetic to fears of pain, at
Lifetime Dental Care we also want you to know that root canal therapy is
virtually painless with today’s advances in technology and has three
purposes:
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Stop the toothache |
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Prevent bacteria and pain from spreading into
the jaw |
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Maintain the original tooth instead of
replacing it with a denture or bridge |
The
root canal is actually a channel that runs
from the root of the tooth, which connects to the bone, up to the top
surface of the tooth. The canal contains blood vessels, nerves, and the
complex cells that make up the living tissue inside the tooth. This
lifeline inside the tooth is called the pulp.
When a tooth is decayed or cracked, bacteria can
get to the pulp. The acid from the bacteria irritates the pulp and it
becomes inflamed; it's the same process you watch when other parts of your
body become infected. When the pulp tissue becomes inflamed, it's harder
for blood to flow to the tissue, and the resulting pressure creates pain
inside your tooth.
For more information about how we at Lifetime Dental Care can
help you with your root canal problems, call us at (785) 625-7969, we will be happy to
talk with you.
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