If you have a severe cavity, or if your tooth is badly hurt after a physical injury, there may be internal problems that affect your oral health. Will this trouble with your tooth’s pulp make a trip to see a specialist necessary? Sunny Smiles is actually prepared to take on your restorative dental work, even when that work calls for treatment to address internal problems. Through root canal therapy, we can remove harmful bacteria and respond to internal damage. Once this is done, the pulp can be sealed and the tooth can be restored! Hopefully, you will not need a procedure like this to restore your oral health. However, if you do, it can be reassuring to know that your general dentist’s office is prepared to help when more involved care is required.
Can Your Dentist’s Office Care For Your Tooth When A Cavity Attacks Your Pulp?
A cavity that forms will first only affect your dental enamel. When the problem is caught early, the treatment you receive will only need to address this damage the the outer surface of the tooth. Unfortunately, not everyone has care scheduled in time for this. If the problem worsens, damage will affect more of your tooth structure, and eventually that can lead to an infection in the tooth’s pulp. The pulp is where the nerves that support a tooth are housed. When bacteria infect this space, it can cause pain, sensitivity, and problems with swelling around the tooth. This does put you at risk for more harm over time, as the spread of bacteria through a tooth’s roots can lead to more health problems and the potential loss of your tooth!
Scheduling Root Canal Therapy To Save A Tooth
If a review reveals that you have an infected tooth because of decay, or after a physical injury, we are able to move forward with plans to provide root canal therapy. Through root canal therapy, the bacteria and damaged tissues are treated so that they no longer impact your oral health. This work is followed by the placement of a permanent, custom dental crown to keep your tooth safe. If the treatment you need is for a tooth that is prominent when you smile, we can recommend a restoration made from material that matches the look of your healthy enamel.
We Can Help You By Treating And Preventing Problems
Our practice is prepared to help when a serious oral health issue affects you, but we can also help you make sure that problems are effectively avoided! At every routine dental exam, your smile will be checked for tooth decay, which can worsen when not treated with a dental filling or crown.
Sunny Smiles Can Provide Root Canal Therapy When It Is Required
Our Sunny Smiles locations have helped people throughout the El Paso community! In addition to providing support for those who need routine evaluations and services, we are able to help when individuals show signs of needing more involved work, including root canal therapy. To find out more, contact Sunny Smiles in El Paso, TX by calling 915-859-7000.