Root Canal Treatment
Give Your Root Canal A Better Treatment
If you suffer from persistent tooth pain, do not ignore the symptoms. Instead, contact Smile Lab today to save your tooth from extraction and alleviate the dental pain with a root canal treatment.
What is A Root Canal Treatment?
The goal of a root canal treatment is to relieve the pain produced by an infected tooth. This endodontic procedure comprises clearing out the infection and extracting the tooth’s inner components. It may sound awful, but a root canal is a common dental surgery that causes little to no discomfort. The agony of an infected tooth far outweighs the discomfort of a root canal treatment at Smile Lab in Dallas. A root canal is an important surgery for preserving a tooth that has become seriously infected owing to a deep cavity or injury. The infection affects the tooth’s inner pulp, which is a soft tissue that contains nerves and blood vessels and causes the severe pain you’re experiencing. Our trained staff at Smile Lab performs a root canal to remove the infected and inflammatory pulp, completely clean the inside of the tooth, and seal it to avoid future infection. This procedure is quite efficient in relieving pain while conserving your original tooth, which is always the greatest option for your dental health. With modern dental equipment and techniques, the treatment is conducted with little discomfort.
Common Causes of Tooth Infections?
Under the outside hard tooth enamel, there is an inner chamber containing a soft material known as the dental pulp. The dental pulp contains connective tissue, blood vessels, and nerves. Tooth infections develop when the outer enamel cracks, chips, or breaks down owing to tooth decay. The initial recommendation for a cavity is to clean the tooth and fill it with composite resin. However, if the decay progresses too far, the tooth is at risk of infection, exposing the dental pulp. Symptoms of a tooth infection include facial swelling, redness, a pimple-like abscess on your gums, sensitivity to hot and cold, severe tooth pain, and fever. Do not disregard signs of a dental infection. An infection inside a tooth can spread like any other area of the body. Because of the mouth’s proximity to the brain, tooth infections can be fatal. Smile Lab’s root canal treatment will remove the infection and heal the tooth, which would otherwise need to be pulled.
Benefits of Root Canal Treatment at Smile Lab?
A root canal treatment is a very common dental operation, with over 14 million cases recorded annually. This simple therapy will relieve pain and inflammation, keep your original tooth from extraction, and help you avoid more costly procedures like dental implants or bridges. You may be confident that our professional dental staff at Smile Lab will take excellent care of you. Following a root canal, your tooth becomes significantly more delicate and prone to fracture. To maintain and enhance the longevity of your freshly treated tooth, we will consider placing a dental crown on it. The crown strengthens the tooth, protects it from further damage, and allows it to operate properly. By combining our knowledge with this restorative procedure, we ensure that your tooth remains healthy and robust for many years, providing you with a complete and confident smile.
The Root Canal Procedure in Dallas: Step-by-Step
Your dentist will numb your tooth and gums with a local anesthetic before beginning the treatment. A dental dam is then placed around the tooth to keep saliva from accumulating. A Smile Lab professional will next drill through the top of the tooth to reach the infection and decay within the chamber. The interior of the tooth, including the roots and pulp chamber, has been completely cleaned and disinfected. Once empty, the tooth chamber is filled with biocompatible material to avoid recontamination and maintain the tooth structure. Finally, a temporary filling will seal and safeguard the tooth. A dental crown is cemented over the root as the final step of the restoration therapy and during a subsequent session to restore complete functioning.
Smile Lab provides skilled and effective root canal treatments.
In addition to our significant experience in general dentistry, our team possesses the knowledge and expertise to eliminate dental infections, alleviate pain, and repair the structural integrity of your damaged tooth. The cost of a root canal varies based on the severity of the problem and the tooth involved. Root canal therapy on a molar is usually more expensive due to its larger size and number of canals within the root. Most dental insurance policies cover at least some of this endodontic therapy. Without a root canal, the only choice is a tooth extraction. However, tooth extractions and subsequent restorations are far more expensive than restoring the existing tooth.