Root canal therapy is a safe and predictable dental procedure used to save a natural tooth that might otherwise need to be extracted. During the root canal procedure inflamed or infected pulp tissue is removed and the inside of your tooth is cleaned, shaped, and disinfected. The hollow space inside your tooth is then sealed with an inert root canal filling material.
Watch this video to see what might cause you to need a root canal:
Watch this video to see what root canal therapy is:
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Root Canal Treatment: A Step by Step Guide
This informative video from the American Association of Endodontists will walk you step-by-step through
the procedure and explain how endodontists, the root canal specialists, can save your teeth.
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