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Root Canals
Teeth are made of extremely hard tissue, however in the center of the
tooth there is a space. In this space resides the pulp tissue which is made up vascular (blood) tissue,
immune tissue, and nervous tissue. The pulp can described as the tooth’s alarm system and can fire
pain when the tooth becomes irritated or injured from decay, fracture, or past trauma.
Many times bacteria are responsible for invading the pulp space, resulting in infection
or abscess.
Patients are left with an option to remove the tooth or perform non-surgical root canal therapy.
By performing root canal therapy the damages and infected pulp tissue are removed from the tooth and
the tooth is saved.
The procedure involves making an opening into the pulp area. Next, the pulp tissue and remaining
diseased tissue in the space is removed mechanically and chemically. Once the canals are clean and
sterilized they are filled with permanent material. By performing this procedure our patients are
able to keep a natural tooth instead of removal.
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