Root Canal Treatments

What is Root Canal?

A root canal is performed to remove decayed or infected tissue from the inner part of an affected tooth. While the blood vessels and nerves inside of a tooth are important, your tooth can function normally with these parts removed. This procedure is a defense against needed a tooth extraction which will leave a space where the tooth once was.

A root canal removes the dead pulp in order to:

• Eliminate disease or decay
• Prevent future infections
• Save a tooth
  

If the pulp of your tooth has become diseased, you may:

• Tooth pain
• Feel prolonged or increased sensitivity to heat or cold or pressure
• See a discoloration or a large cavity
• Experience a foul taste in your mouth, even after brushing
• Notice pus that drains into your mouth
• Experience swollen or tender lymph nodes