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Root Canal Therapy
Sometimes a tooth dies or becomes so irritated and painful as to be intolerable. This may occur as a result of extremely deep decay (which has gotten near or even into the nerve or pulp chamber), deep fillings, or other trauma, such as an accident. There can also leakage due to an poorly placed filling or crown that allows bacteria to leak into the tooth and set up decay leading to infection that could ultimately lead to the death of a tooth. Some of these factors are beyond the control of the dentist. Some or these factors can also be because of poorly performed dentistry.
A devital (dead) tooth becomes a source of inflammation in the bone surrounding the tooth. This, of course, is not acceptable and can be a cause or future cause of your health problems. Because the tooth is the source of infection and inflammation, it must be removed, or receive root canal (endodontic) treatment. This consists of cleaning and sterilizing the pulp chamber and canals, followed by a thorough sealing of the canal. As with any dental or medical treatment, a 100% success rate cannot be guaranteed, but root canal therapy has been historically considered to be highly successful by the conventional dental profession. The decsion to have a tooth removed, or a root canal performed to save the tooth, is determined on an individual basis.
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