The viability of the tooth is compromised when the pulp of the tooth is infected, damaged and/or dead. In order to save the tooth, the dentist must proceed with a root canal treatment. At Centre Dentaire NP, your dental office in Kirkland, in the West Island of Montreal, the dentist will use an apex locator to help facilitate the location of the apex (end of the root) to help limit the risk of complications. Call us today to book your appointment!
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Sunday: Closed
Root canal treatment is a last resort to save the tooth when the pulp (internal component of the tooth that holds the blood vessels and nerves) is infected with bacteria. This can occur when tooth decay has worsened, or on a fractured tooth, or when a dental filling is damaged. When bacteria reaches the pulp of the tooth, it will gradually lose its vitality, which can have several consequences:
> Weakening of the tooth
> Toothache and/or pain
> The formation of an abscess
> The spread of an infection
In order to prevent the issues listed above, it's necessary to remove the damaged, infected or dead pulp in order to avoid having to extract and then having to replace the diseased tooth. A root canal can help relieve dental pain and the spreading of the infection. This treatment is done with the use of local anesthetics and is no more painful than a filling procedure. The following are the steps for a root canal:
It is not the treatment itself, but rather the action of the bacteria on the nerves in the pulp that causes the pain. The root canal treatment helps relieve the pain.
At Centre Dentaire NP, we use an Apex Locator to assess the length of the canal to be treated, thus simplifying the procedure.
With the use of new technologies and the Apex Locator, root canal treatment can be done and completed within one dental visit.
The Apex Locator allows the dentist to ensure that all the different root canals of the tooth are well sealed, which helps reduce the risk of residual infection.