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Root Canal Therapy

Root canal therapy treats infection inside a tooth. The infected tissue is removed from the canals, the space is cleaned and sealed, and the tooth is kept rather than extracted.

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On the day

What to expect.

  1. Freezing so that treatment is comfortable.
  2. Removal of the infected tissue from inside the tooth.
  3. Cleaning and shaping of the canals.
  4. Sealing of the tooth, often followed later by a crown.
Every mouth is different. This is the usual shape of the appointment — your dentist will tell you what applies to you before anything begins.
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Questions

What people ask.

Is a root canal as painful as people say?

The reputation comes from the pain that brings people in, not from the treatment. The tooth is frozen throughout. Most people find the procedure comparable to having a large filling, and the pain they arrived with is what the treatment removes.

How many appointments does it take?

Some teeth are completed in one visit and others need two, depending on the tooth, the number of canals, and how much infection is present.

Why would I need a crown afterwards?

A tooth that has had root canal treatment has lost internal structure and becomes more brittle, particularly at the back of the mouth where chewing forces are highest. A crown protects it from fracturing.

Could I just have the tooth out instead?

Extraction is always an option and is sometimes the right one. But losing a tooth changes how the neighbouring teeth sit and how you chew, and replacing it later is generally more involved than keeping it. Your dentist should walk you through both.

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Saving a tooth whose nerve has become infected.

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Orenda Dental is at 284 Orenda Road, Unit 15 in Brampton.

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