Emergency Root Canal  Changing Your View Of Root Canals

An emergency root canal is needed to relieve a severe toothache. The cause can be anything from a cracked tooth to dental fillings recently placed by your dentist.

Is a root canal needed? This will be the first thing your dentist will try to determine when you are seen for a severe toothache.

There are other possibilities for the source of your pain. Some of these include:

•  sinus infection
•  TMJ pain
•  gum abscess
•  angina or heart attack

An emergency root canal should only be performed after it has been determined that positively  a root canal is needed to relieve your severe toothache.

What causes a severe toothache? The most common cause is an inflamed dental pulp. The pulp is the soft tissue on the inside of your tooth. It is composed of nerve tissue and blood vessels. It is a very small amount of tissue. But it can cause a very severe toothache needing emergency root canal treatment.

The most common causes of an inflamed pulp leading to emergency root canal treatment:

• Deep tooth decay.  Bacteria from the decay infiltrate the pulp and start the inflammatory process.

• Dental fillings. Any dental procedure performed on a tooth will cause some inflammation of the dental
  pulp. The pulp does have some healing capacity and can return to its healthy state if the inflammation is mild. As dental fillings get deeper they get closer to the dental pulp and are more likely to cause an emergency root canal situation.

• Trauma. A broken tooth may expose the dental pulp to the oral cavity. In this case an emergency root canal will be necessary.

Many times an emergency root canal will only involve the removal of the dental pulp. This is called a pulpotomy or pulpectomy and must be followed up by completion of the root canal. If the root canal is not completed it is likely that a severe toothache will return.

Root canals cause a great deal of anxiety. It is a very misunderstood dental procedure. The first thing you need to know is that a root canal  is not a surgical procedure. It is really more like getting a filling than having surgery.

I've performed thousands of root canals in the past 20+ years as an endodontist (root canal specialist). I have heard many questions from nervous patients. Most of this nervousness disappears once these questions were answered.

In The Relaxed Root Canal I answer over 80 root canal questions. I also give you practical tips on how you can relax for your root canal treatment; even if it is an emergency root canal.

In Chapter 5 I give you the ONE QUESTION YOU MUST ASK YOUR DENTIST BEFORE HAVING YOUR ROOT CANAL.

You must get a YES answer to this question. I'll give you my recommendation for what to do if you get a NO answer.

I'll also tell you the one thing you SHOULD NOT DO AT HOME in order to get rid of your toothache. It only makes a toothache worse.

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