Front Tooth Root Canal  Changing Your View Of Root Canals

Front Tooth Root Canal Differences:

• One root with one root canal. When we talk about a "front tooth" we are talking about the incisors (central and lateral) and the canine (also known as the cuspid or "eye tooth"). These three
  teeth in your upper and lower jaws are typically the primary ones visible when you smile. These teeth almost always have one root with one root canal in the center of that root. The exception to this is the front teeth on your lower jaw. These are more likely to have two root canals within the single root.

• The endodontic procedure is accomplished through the back of the tooth. You'll probably
  never see where your dentist makes the opening to do your front tooth root canal. On a back tooth the opening is made on the top of the tooth.

• A front tooth doesn't always need a crown following the root canal. After a molar root canal
  it is better to have a crown placed to protect the tooth. For a front tooth it depends on how much of
  your tooth structure remains. If the tooth is fairly solid your dentist may simply place a small
  tooth-colored filling in the opening that was made.

• A  front tooth root canal takes less time to complete. There are exceptions to this. Sometimes when a tooth abscesses there are complications that require more time. But most root canals on front teeth can be completed in a fairly short appointment.

• The cost of a front tooth root canal is usually less. A molar root canal will usually cost more because it is more complex and requires more time to complete.

Those are a few of the minor differences but the basic endodontic procedure is the same no matter what tooth is being treated. When a tooth abscesses the dental pulp has become diseased and must be removed.

The pulp is the soft tissue on the inside of your tooth that contains nerve and blood supply. It builds your tooth when you are a child but has no vital function after the tooth has developed.

Small root canal instruments are used for the endodontic procedure. These instruments along with disinfecting solutions clean the diseased pulp tissue from inside the tooth.

The space created after this cleaning process is then filled with a root canal filling material such as gutta-percha or Resilon.

I know this sounds too simplistic for the dreaded root canal that you hear so much about. But it really is a fairly simple dental procedure. I've performed this procedure thousands of times over my 20+ years as and endodontist (root canal specialist).

That means I've seen many nervous patients. I've heard their questions and concerns about having a root canal whether it is a front tooth root canal or a molar root canal.

I wrote The Relaxed Root Canal to answer these questions and concerns for the nervous root canal
patient. In this book I answer over 80 questions and give you some practical tips on how to relax before, during, and after your root canal treatment.

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

You simply must get a YES answer to this question. I'll give you my recommendation just in case you get a NO answer.

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