Root Canal Treatment in Irvine
Root canals are scary, right? Well, they are actually a safe and comfortable way to get immediate
relief from symptoms of an infected tooth. When decay gets into the inner part of your tooth, it
can begin wreaking havoc, causing severe pain and even creating the potential to lose your tooth!
A root canal is essentially the procedure that can save you from all of that. With a professional
root canal treatment in Irvine, you can find relief and protect the health of your smile all at once.
What Is a Root Canal Treatment?
First, let's explain what a root canal is NOT. It certainly is not a frightening, scary, or painful
treatment. Instead, it is a routine way to tackle more severe decay and help restore or save teeth
that have become infected. Patients who get a professional root canal treatment tend to leave our
office feeling extremely better than when they came in.
Patients need a root canal when the inner part of their tooth becomes infected or damaged. This
inner part, called the pulp, is a bundle of blood vessels and nerves that keep your tooth alive. A
root canal simply goes into the tooth and clears out all the infected tissue before sealing it to
prevent additional decay.
By using local numbing anesthetic, we can keep patients comfortable throughout the process of
their root canal. Generally, patients report that a root canal feels almost exactly the same as
getting a dental filling. It might not be fun, but it is far from the painful nightmare that many
people imagine it to be.
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Root Canal Treatment Process
Root canal treatment is the process of going inside the pulp space and taking out/santizing the
infected, dead tissue. The space is then disinfected and sealed with special materials. Nowadays,
we perform every single root canal treatments with advanced techniques and materials, turning
them into far more comfortable and faster treatments. After your root canal treatment is all over,
our restorative dentist will usually place a dental crown on your tooth to keep it protected from
fractures and future infection.
The whole process is typically quick and comfortable, relieving you of pain instead of creating
more of it. However, it can be normal to feel a bit sore around the treated tooth for a couple of
days. Still, this quickly fades and generally can be managed easily with even over-the-counter
pain medication.
Signs You Need a Root Canal
If you need a root canal treatment, we recommend getting it sooner rather than later in order to
protect the health of your tooth. In some cases, we even recommend calling us for an urgent
same day appointment in order to be safe. The longer patients wait to treat an infected tooth, the
more it can put their other teeth and even their overall health at risk. Allowing the infection to
spread and result in the tooth dying or the infection spreading to your other teeth or body. So we
recommend that if you notice any of these signs, then you give us a call to lock in your
professional root canal treatment.
- Pain in your tooth or gums
- Sensitivity to hot or cold food/drinks
- Changes in tooth coloration
- Sore, painful, discolored, or bleeding gums
- Sudden looseness of a tooth
- Chips or cracks in your tooth
After Your Treatment
After your root canal treatment in Irvine, your tooth should be in good hands. However, it will
still be vital to continue healthy oral hygiene habits. Brushing, flossing, and regular dental
checkups will be vital components moving forward to keep your health in line. While a root
canal tackles current decay, it is up to the patient to continue with healthy habits that prevent
future decay. Otherwise, it can be easy to end right back at square one with another infected
tooth. Our dentist can provide you with a core set of dental care instructions to boost your
chances of preventing future tooth decay.
Schedule Your Appointment Today
Treating tooth decay as soon as possible is one of our highest priorities, and we hope the same
goes for our patients. The sooner you tackle signs of infected or damaged teeth, the easier it will
be to treat them with more routine procedures. Contact us today by phone or using our online
form to set up your appointment and see if it is time for your root canal treatment in Irvine. We
look forward to doing our part in keeping your smile bright, healthy, and whole.