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Root
Canals aka
Endodontics
A swollen face , serious tooth pain , a gum boil , all may
point to a dead tooth.
What is a "dead tooth" you ask . The core or centre of a tooth
is living tissue very much like skin. A blow to a tooth ( more
common with front teeth),or a large cavity, can damage the
pulp or core of the tooth resulting in death to the
pulp. As the pulp cannot swell up like your skin can ,
pressure builds up resulting in pain to temperature, to touch, or
to just nothing at all. The worst part of a root canal is your
tooth telling you that you need one. When the warning signs appear,
don't wait, call your dentist immediately.
Warning signs may be; tenderness to pressure on the tooth,
swelling around the tooth, tooth pain that starts to linger
longer and longer, and finally a raging toothache. X rays may
reveal a silently dead tooth , generally by the bone damage the low
grade infection causes around the tip of the root.
Watch the video to see how this problem
is treated.
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