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7 Common Signs You Need a Root Canal

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7 Common Signs You Need a Root Canal

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  1. 7COMMONSIGNS YOUNEEDAROOT CANAL OURSANDIEGODENTISTSWILLONLYRECOMMENDENDODONTIC TREATMENT(ORROOTCANALTHERAPY)IFYOUNEEDTOSAVEA DYINGORACCESSEDTOOTH.ROOTCANALTREATMENTIS DIFFERENTFROMFILLINGS,WHICHONLYTREATAPARTOFTHE TOOTHORCROWNSWHICHCOVERITCOMPLETELY.THIS TREATMENT FILLSAND SEALS OFFTHENERVE CHAMBER INSIDE THE ROOTOFTHETOOTH. SWELLINGANDDRAINAGE 1 Arootcanalisrequiredwhentherearedentalabscessesinsidea tooth.Theabscessisusuallyasmallcystthatappearsnearthe rootofthetoothandcanbeseenondentalX-rays.Youmay experiencesideeffectssuchasasaltytasteandswelling. YOURTOOTHHASADARKAPPEARANCE Ourteethareporous,soitisnaturalforthemto developstainsanddiscolorationovertime. However,whentheydo,youwillseeageneralized changeinyoursmileandnotjustinonetooth. 2 SENSITIVITYTOHOTTEMPERATURES The tooth’s hypersensitivity to heat will usually indicate that something is wrong with the nerve tissue. An abscess, deep cavity,orseverecrackcouldbethecause.Rootcanalsarethe onlywaytosaveyourtoothfrombeingextracted. 3 ACAVITYDEEPINSIDEYOURTOOTH Thenerveinsideyourtoothisprotectedbyalayerofenamelor dentin. If you don’t fix it immediately, decay can spread to adjacent layers or neighboring teeth. The cavity will eventually burrow through the enamel and reach the next layer, called dentin. 4 APASTINJURY Youmighthavebeeninanaccidentthatcausedyourtoothto break,receivedablowtothemouthfromaroguebaseball,or had your child accidentally headbutt you in the mouth. It’s completelynormalforteethtodiscoloranddieseveralyears later,ratherthanattheinitialtimeoftheinjury. 5 OLD,LEAKYFILLINGS Old fillings may leak or develop new areas of decay around them before you even notice it. Endodontic treatmenttreatsthewholetoothfromtheinside,not justtheareawherethecrownsorfillingsareplaced. 6 LINGERINGPAIN Abscessed teeth will usually present themselves with some degreeofpain.Youmaynoticediscomfort,particularlywhenyou putpressureonthetooth,suchaswhenyou’rebitingorchewing something.Ifyoudo,it’stimetocallDowntownDentalSpecialty. 7 https://downtowndentalspecialty.com/

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