Known as endodontic therapy, root canal therapy is often dreaded, but relatively simple and safe. It is one of the most common dental procedures in dentistry and for good reason – it saves teeth.
What Is a Root Canal?
Comedian Bill Cosby made famous a visit to the dentist. He joked about the dentist drill and the drugs that made him feel as if his face was sliding southward. Unlike Cosby’s comic routine, the dentist does not drill endlessly. After putting the affected tooth to sleep, the dentist carefully and comfortably removes the infected or inflamed tissues from inside the tooth. This is achieved through a small hole made in the top of the tooth. After the root canal is completed, the tooth remains whole and intact with the source of infection and pain gone.
When Is a Root Canal Needed?
Osborne Family Dental in North Canton, Ohio may recommend a root canal as treatment for the a tooth if it has become infected or is causing severe discomfort. Root canal treatment removes the source of a tooth’s pain and both removes and prevents facial infections and abscesses that, besides being painful, can also be disruptive to a busy life and cause time off of work. After root canal therapy, the treated tooth is sometimes crowned. The tooth is again healthy and has been restored to its original strength. A tooth needing root canal therapy that does not receive treatment will most likely become extremely painful, often with facial swelling. Such teeth frequently must be removed and replaced at greater expense and inconvenience.
Pain Control for Root Canal Therapy
Like Bill Cosby in his comic routine, a patient does feel numbness in the facial area. However, what is important is what our patients don’t feel. Today’s root canals are almost always a painless procedure.
There’s a Difference Between Treatment and Care
At Osborne Family Dental, we believe in caring treatment. Routine dental check-ups and cleanings are recommended. Routine x-rays are necessary in the care of a patient’s teeth. X-rays can reveal dental problems in their earliest, most easily treatable stage. We believe in proactive treatment given with great care.
Contact Us Today
Dental health may be comic fodder, but good dentistry is no joke. We at Osborne Family Dental offer a wide array of dental services for the entire family. Our schedules are flexible because we know your schedule demands are tight. Contact us today to schedule an appointment.
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901 Schneider Street SE,
North Canton, Ohio 44720
Call: 330.499.1066
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Mon-Thurs: 8am - 5:30pm
