Is My Cavity Need a Root Canal

Root canal is the treatment of a tooth that has experienced irreversible damage to an extent of damaging the tooth nerve. This type of damage can be caused by trauma to the nerve or decay. In such a situation, your Beverly Hills dentist may recommend that you get a root canal. Your dentist will remove the affected tooth pulp and may also remove the nerve from your tooth, and seal it completely to ensure that you don’t experience pain again in the future. The tooth nerve doesn’t serve any specific purpose other than sensing cold, heat, and any other stimuli. Therefore, removing the nerve in your infected tooth is necessary to treat the pain caused by the decay or infection in the tooth pulp.

Some Common Causes of Root Canal Damage:

1. An abscessed tooth due to decay
2. Death of the tooth due to age
3. The decay has penetrated the enamel and dentin and has attacked the pulp and nerve within the root chambers and canal
4. A broken or chipped tooth that has left the tooth nerve exposed
5. Untreated trauma that may have occurred in the past and progressed with time