Need Root Canal ?  Changing Your View Of Root Canals

Do you need root canal treatment? Don't feel all alone. Each year millions of people have root canals. In fact it has been estimated that over 20 million root canals are done in the United States and 100 million worldwide.

There really aren't many real toothache remedies. If you have a toothache that is coming from a diseased dental pulp (commonly known as "abscess tooth") then you only have two options: tooth extraction or root canal. Needed or not needed is the question you might have. You're not so sure that your toothache is bad enough to do anything about right now.

In other words, is a root canal needed or is there another toothache remedy for my tooth?

You don't feel like you have a true dental emergency but you know something isn't right with your tooth.

I've been an endodontist (root canal specialist) for over 20 years. I've helped many people determine if they really need root canal treatment.

Sometimes this is challenging. Fortunately, most of the time your dentist will be able to make this determination within a few minutes.

If you need root canal treatment:

• You may have spontaneous pain. This means your tooth just starts hurting for no reason. You don't have to eat or drink something to make it hurt. Your tooth may even wake you up in the middle of the night hurting.
• You may have severe temperature sensitivity. Some people's teeth are more sensitive to hot and cold than others. Typically this sensitivity is of very short duration. When the tooth returns to its normal temperature the sensitivity will leave. However, you may very well need root canal treatment if the sensitivity is very severe and last for several seconds or longer.
• You may have pain on chewing.  A root canal needed in this case can be more difficult to determine when small cracks are present in the tooth. Sometimes a filling or crown will take care of this problem.
• You may have a true dental emergency. Is a root canal needed in every dental emergency? No, there are other emergency situations. But toothaches from a diseased dental pulp are the most common ones.
• You may not know it at all! That's right you may need root canal treatment and not have
  any pain at all. Your dentist may see something on your dental x-ray during a regular check-up. Most of the time this prompts the patient to ask, "Is a root canal needed at this time? Can't I wait until it hurts?"  Well, the answer is that it is always better to have your tooth treated before a toothache remedy becomes necessary. You can waste a lot of time looking for toothache remedies. If you have a diseased pulp then the best toothache remedy is a root canal treatment.

I've written The Relaxed Root Canal for those who need root canal treatment. In this book I answer over 80 questions about root canals. After doing thousands of root canals I know the questions and concerns people have about saving their tooth.

In Chapters 10 & 11 I'll tell you the ONE THING YOU SHOULD NOT DO if you have a toothache. It is a common home toothache remedy that will make your situation worse.

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 from your dentist. I give you my recommendation for what to do if you get a NO answer.

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