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Root Canal Treatment Allows You to Keep Your Tooth and Avoid Extraction
A root canal is used to clean, reshape, and disinfect a tooth following an infection associated with a tooth. If an infection penetrates the nerve or the inside of the tooth, a root canal or endodontic procedure will be completed. Files are used to remove the nerve and blood vessels from the tooth. The inside of the tooth is rinsed, disinfected, dried, and then sealed with cement and a plastic-type filling known as guttapercha. The procedure can be completed in one or more appointments at the doctor’s discretion. A crown is recommended following a root canal because the tooth is weakened by the procedure. A crown will protect the tooth from a non-restorable fracture. The alternate choice for a tooth requiring a root canal is extraction or removal of the tooth. This is sometimes recommended if the tooth’s prognosis is very poor.
