Root Canals

Root Canal is a treatment used to repair and save a tooth that is badly decayed or becomes infected.

A root canal is performed when the nerve of the tooth becomes infected or the pulp becomes damaged.

Symptoms of infection include a tooth that is sensitive to hot and cold, pain with biting, throbbing or maybe swollen. Sometimes you may be unaware of the problem because there may be no symptoms at all.

Root canal procedures have the reputation of being painful. Actually, most people report that the procedure itself is no more painful than having a filling placed.

If we determine that you have an infected tooth, we can talk to you about root canal therapy. It is important to treat an infected tooth to prevent the infection from spreading beyond the tooth into you jawbone.