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ROOT CANAL TREATMENT | Facts About Root Canal Treatment and Endodontists
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- Endodontic treatment, often referred to as root canal treatment, is a common dental procedure that saves damaged teeth from having to be extracted.
- More than 14 million root canal procedures are performed every year.
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- Root canal treatment is necessary when the soft inner tissue of a tooth is diseased or damaged. The tissue is removed and the root canals are cleaned, filled, and sealed with a sterile, biocompatible material.
- Root canal treatment is successful approximately 95% of the time.
- With properly performed root canal procedures, teeth can function normally for a lifetime. However, after a root canal, it is essential that the patient return to his or her dentist or prosthodontist and have a crown or other restoration placed over the endodontically treated tooth to protect it.
- Endodontic treatment is usually less expensive and time consuming than having a tooth extracted and replaced with a bridge, implant, or removable partial denture.
- Modern techniques and anesthetics make root canal treatment comfortable for the patient.
- Patients who have been advised to have teeth extracted should ask if the teeth could be saved with endodontic treatment.
- Endodontists are dentists who have two or more years of additional training in root canal procedures after completing dental school and limit their practices to endodontics, concentrating on root canal procedures.
- Endodontists treat both routine and complex cases. They specialize in diagnosing and treating oral pain and in handling dental emergencies, such as toothaches and teeth that have been knocked out.
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