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Tooth Repair
- Amalgam or Silver Fillings
- Composite or White Fillings
- Crowns
- Porcelain Crowns
- Porcelain Fused Metal Crowns
- Gold Crowns
- Inlays Outlays
- Veneers
Tooth Replacement
Dental Cleaning and Treatment of Gum Diseases
Treatment of Dental Infections
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Treatment of Dental Infections
Root Canals
Most people used to dread the prospect of a root canal, but these days, the procedure isn’t the horrible experience people used to imagine it was. As a result of the highly effective anesthetics now available to dentists, most root canals are routine and patients undergo a short and trouble free recovery.
Dentists usually recommend a root canal to remove diseased or necrotic tissue in a tooth’s nerve canal. Diseased nerves result from injuries or severe damage to teeth or from deep, untreated cavities. The most common symptoms of diseased nerves are a heightened sensitivity to heat and cold on the teeth, pain or discomfort when biting or chewing or in some cases facial swelling. Removal of the tooth and replacing it with bridgework or dental implants is certainly an option, rather than undergoing a root canal. However, such treatment is more expensive in the long run and you’re almost always better off saving the tooth if you possibly can.
Following your procedure, a crown is placed over the tooth. This serves to strengthen the tooth, prevent bacteria from leaking back into the interior, potentially leading to infection, as well as giving the tooth a more pleasant appearance. Although most patients recover quickly after a root canal, on occasion the procedure can lead to minor swelling and discomfort, but this is temporary and can usually be eased with non-prescription medication from your local pharmacy.