Root Canals
For patients near Jupiter – Palm Beach Gardens – West Palm Beach
Making Smiles for the Whole Family Dental located in Jupiter, Florida treats patients for root canals.
Each tooth naturally contains one, two or three root canals, which are filled with tissue, or pulp. When this pulp decays and becomes infected, treatment is required to save the tooth.
During root canal therapy, the root canal is uncovered with a drill and the infected pulp is removed to avoid any other infection or tooth fracture. The empty space is filled with a barium-treated material, so that the procedure can be confirmed as a success by X-ray. This filling is sealed, possibly with the use of a crown, to avoid any further chance of infection.
Although the thought of root canal therapy can fill a patient with dread, the only factor that makes the treatment painful is the presence of an abscess, which renders useless any local anesthetic that might be used. Once the affected tooth is free of abscesses, the anesthetic can do its job and the procedure is performed with little to no pain felt by the patient.
How do you know when a root canal is needed?
If you have a tooth that causes you considerable pain, or you have noticed increased gum sensitivity, tenderness or swelling in an area adjacent to the site of pain, you should call Dr. Frias for a consultation.
Not all of the teeth that are in need of root canal therapy will cause pain or produce symptoms. Sometimes an x-ray is needed to identify problem teeth. This is why regular dental care can help prevent the onset of serious problems that require invasive treatments.
How Do I Get Started?
Dr. Frias and the staff at Making Smiles for the Whole Family Dental, will be happy to discuss this procedure with you and answer your questions. Please feel free to contact our dentistal office for your private consultation.