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Root Canal Therapy
Root canal treatment is a dental procedure that replaces a tooth’s damaged or infected pulp with a filling. The pulp is the tooth’s lifeline – its vessels, tissue fibres and nerves in the central hollow of the tooth keep it alive. The procedure to replace this damaged or infected pulp is also known as endodontic treatment.
Symptoms of tooth pulp damage or disease
- unprovoked or spontaneous pain
- sensitivity to hot and cold drinks and foods
- pain when biting or chewing
- loosening of the tooth
- swelling of the gum near the affected tooth
- oozing of pus surrounding the affected tooth
- facial swelling.
Causes of tooth pulp damage or disease
- deep-seated and untreated dental decay
- decay beneath a deep filling
- trauma that damages a tooth
- habitual tooth grinding (bruxism)
- long-standing cracks in the teeth
- advanced gum disease.
- facial swelling.
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