Root canal treatment is an often straightforward procedure to relieve dental pain and save your teeth. Patients typically need a root canal when there is inflammation or infection in the roots of a tooth. During root canal treatment, an endodontist who specializes in such treatment carefully removes the pulp inside the tooth, cleans, disinfects and shapes the root canals, and places a filling to seal the space.
The root canal treatment procedure, also known as endodontic treatment, is a common procedure in modern dentistry that is used to remove inflamed or infected tissue from inside a tooth.
Beneath the enamel and dentin layer of teeth, a type of soft tissue referred to as pulp is found inside each tooth. The pulp contains blood vessels, nerves and connective tissue. This pulp is essential for the growth and development of a tooth, although it is possible for a fully developed tooth to exist without it because it can obtain nourishment from the surrounding tissues.