This treatment is done by either your dentist or a specialist (endodontist). \u00a0Root Canal Therapy is normally done due to a bacterial infection in a tooth, or a large fracture of the tooth that exposes, or nearly exposes, the nerve. \u00a0The doctor will administer local anesthesia to try to minimize any possible pain the patient may feel during the procedure. \u00a0The operator will gain access into the pulp (nerve) by drilling into the tooth. \u00a0Once the pulp is fully exposed, they will use dental instruments to not only clean the canals of the tooth but also to enlarge the root canal diameter.<\/p>\n
Enlarging the canals is done to allow medicine to be dispersed amongst the system and to ensure removal of all pulp tissue. \u00a0This is important, especially in the case of an infection, as the pulp tissue is the cause of the infection. \u00a0Once the canals are thoroughly cleaned and shaped, the operator will fill and seal the canal with gutta percha. \u00a0Once this is complete, either a temporary or a permanent filling is placed to close the access. \u00a0Upon successful completion of the root canal, the patient should have a crown (cap) placed on the tooth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Root Canal Treatment This treatment is done by either your dentist or a specialist (endodontist). \u00a0Root Canal Therapy is normally done due to a bacterial infection in a tooth, or a large fracture of the tooth that exposes, or nearly exposes, the nerve. \u00a0The doctor will administer local anesthesia to try to minimize any possible… Continue reading Root Canal Treatment<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.absolutedentalcare.ca\/calgary-dental-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/215"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.absolutedentalcare.ca\/calgary-dental-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.absolutedentalcare.ca\/calgary-dental-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.absolutedentalcare.ca\/calgary-dental-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.absolutedentalcare.ca\/calgary-dental-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.absolutedentalcare.ca\/calgary-dental-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235,"href":"http:\/\/www.absolutedentalcare.ca\/calgary-dental-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/215\/revisions\/235"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.absolutedentalcare.ca\/calgary-dental-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.absolutedentalcare.ca\/calgary-dental-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}