Are you experiencing severe jaw pain or toothache? One reason could be tooth decay, which when left untreated causes severe pain and damage to the inner tooth surface. Inside each tooth is a network of blood vessels, nerves, and connective tissue. If damaged, it can become infected. Root canal therapy in Mississauga is a reliable and comfortable restorative procedure performed to help you heal from infection and avoid the need for an extraction. Let's try to save your tooth.
Dr. Caminschi, lead dentist at Caminschi Family Dentistry Mississauga, performs simple and complex root canal therapy in Mississauga. After numbing the tooth, a tiny hole is drilled into the tooth, after which the infected pulp is carefully removed and replaced with a special filler that helps maintain the remaining tooth surface. After approximately one week of healing, we recommend you return for the placement of a filling or crown to restore and protect the tooth from further damage.
Root canal surgery may seem frightening to hear about, however, that is the extreme case and it’s usually done to avoid something much worse.
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Prepping Session: When you go for your treatment, a professional will lead you to a treatment room, assist you in settling into a chair. A small amount of numbing medicine will be applied to your gum around the damaged tooth by the dentist. A local anesthetic will be administered into your gums after the numbing cream has taken effect. You may feel a strong pinch or a burning feeling, but it’ll go away fast. Depending on your level of dental anxiety, we can help you with various medications to calm or to render you partially unconscious.
Cleaning the Infected Pulp: The dentist will make a tiny hole in the crown of your tooth after it is numb. The professional will then gently remove the contaminated or diseased pulp using special instruments called files. They’ll take extra care to clean up all of your tooth’s passageways (canals).
Sealing the Tooth: The dentist may apply a topical medication to the region after the pulp has been removed to assure that the inflammation is gone and avoid reinfection. After the canals have been cleaned and sterilized, the dentist will cover and seal the tooth using a sealer paste and a rubber-like substance called gutta-percha. They may also give you oral antibiotics for pain and infection management.
Temporary Filling: The dentist will next use a soft, temporary substance to fill the little space in the crown of the tooth. This sealer helps to protect the canals from salivary contamination.
Absolutely. A general dentist doesn’t have to be a specialist such as an endodontist to treat them. However, cases can sometimes be referred to one if special consideration or complications need to be addressed.
Following a root canal, it’s vital to keep up with proper dental hygiene. Brush twice a day, floss daily, and use antibacterial mouthwash regularly to keep your teeth healthy.
From there, you’ll have a follow-up appointment with your dentist to ensure that everything has healed properly. A regular oral hygiene practice will help you keep your teeth and gums healthy and away from root canal infections for years ahead.
The average cost of a root canal in Mississauga varies by tooth type because of complexity and amount of work. Front teeth for example can vary from $600 to $1,000, premolars from $800 to $1,200, and molars from $1,000 to $1,600.
Let’s try to save that tooth, book a consultation today call (289) 819-3291 or request an appointment online.
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