Save Your Natural Teeth and Preserve Your Dental Health with Root Canal Treatment

Despite your near-perfect dental hygiene, your tooth may develop an infection due to dental injury, cracks, repeated dental work, and gum disease, and this can’t be reversed with antibiotics. This will leave you seeking “dentists treating tooth infections near me.”

At Downtown Dental in Los Angeles, California, our dentists always try to save natural teeth as much as possible. Although extracting your tooth might seem like the easier option, replacing that edentulous gap is costly and time-consuming. When you have a severely decayed or damaged tooth, Dr. Don Mungcal uses root canal treatment (endodontic therapy) to save your tooth.

What to expect from root canal therapy

Tooth infection occurs when the nerves within the pulp get infected or inflamed when harmful bacteria infiltrate your tooth. An infected tooth causes toothaches, sensitivity, and pain that radiates to your face, jaw, and neck. Tooth infection should be treated immediately to prevent the infection from spreading to nearby tissues.

Examining your tooth with digital X-rays is the first step before a root canal. We want to ensure your tooth and the surrounding structures are viable to endure root canal treatment. If yes, we numb your tooth to minimize discomfort and then isolate your tooth with a dental dam to prevent saliva contamination. Next, we drill a small access hole at the top of your tooth before removing your diseased pulp through this opening.

The next step is to clean your pulp chamber all the way to the canals to eliminate harmful bacteria. After a thorough cleaning, we fill the empty canals with gutta-percha and then place a temporary filling to seal the access hole. Later, we stabilize your tooth with a natural-looking dental crown.

Benefits of root canal treatment

After a root canal, your treated tooth looks natural and functions like the other teeth, and with proper care, your treated tooth should last a lifetime!

Root canals:

• Prevent tooth loss and costly teeth replacement options
• Prevent infection to the nearby structures
• Stops dental pain
• Are quick and virtually painless
• Restores the visual appeal of your tooth (an infected tooth appears darker)

If you are looking for safe and effective root canal services in Los Angeles, CA, please call (213) 421-0807 to get the expert care you need.

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