Why
Root Canals
To understand why root canals can be necessary, let’s first start with a little tooth anatomy. First, the outside of your tooth is made up of enamel. On a healthy tooth, enamel is the bright, white surface that everyone sees. Next, going deeper into the tooth, we have the dentin. This is the layer after the enamel. After both of those strong layers come your tooth’s center, which is known as the pulp. When tooth decay penetrates the enamel, dentin, and gets to the pulp, your only option to relieve the severe pain this causes is going to be a root canal.
Root Canal Therapy Quickly Relieves Severe Pain
When decay begins eating through your enamel, dentin, and reaches the core of your tooth known as the pulp, nerves in the teeth are killed and this becomes extremely painful and is often the cause behind someone having a throbbing toothache.
While root canal therapy performed by a skilled dentist is incredibly effective and can quickly relieve excruciating pain, it is essential to select an experienced provider as this procedure is also quite complicated. At the Dental Arts Center, Dr. Eddie Lorents is an expert in root canal therapy and even trains and educates other dentists on his techniques which consistently produce successful outcomes. If you’re experiencing a toothache, reach out to us immediately to be seen urgently by Dr. Lorents.
Schedule NowIs It Necessary To Remove My Tooth?
At the Dental Arts Center, we understand that no patient wants their teeth removed. Indeed, removing a tooth is always a last resort. When a patient is experiencing tooth pain from an infection or decay that has reached the pulp, the pain and damage will only get worse until the issue is properly treated by a highly-trained dentist. In these situations, root canal therapy is often times the only remaining option to avoid having to remove the tooth entirely.
Appointment RequestHow Is A Root Canal Performed?
At the Dental Arts Center, we start every root canal therapy procedure by applying local anesthesia to numb the tooth and surrounding area. Our dentist then goes in to carefully and thoroughly remove the damaged pulp, decayed nerve tissue, and debris left behind from the damaged tooth. To protect the root’s structure and the tooth’s inner walls that were likely damaged by decay, a sealant is then applied to these areas. After this step is complete, the canal inside the tooth is then filled and a crown is placed on top as a cap, which holds everything in place.
“Root canals are fairly complex to perform, but they provide the patient with almost immediate relief from intolerable pain. It is for this reason that I enjoy the procedure and find them to be incredibly rewarding. I also train other dentists on techniques that I utilize to consistently deliver successful outcomes to my patients.”
Eddie Lorents, DDS
Does A Root Canal Wipe Out Infection & Decay?
When root canal therapy is properly performed by a highly-trained dentist, any infection and decay should be completely eradicated by the procedure.
Will A Root Canal Relieve My Pain?
Yes - since a properly performed root canal wipes out the infection and decay, it should also leave the patient with a healthy and pain-free tooth once again!
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