Specific care for a root canal in Edinburgh
If you don’t know what a root canal Edinburgh treatment is but understand you are needing to have one, then here you can come to terms with some of the basic points that are necessary to know about this treatment. This way you can understand why you need to get one, even when your tooth isn’t painful.
Specific care from a trained professional in this field of dentistry is needed in order to perform this kind of procedure. Although it is not uncommon to have a root canal Edinburgh, it is anything but an ordinary treatment, with only highly trained professionals competently performing this task to ensure full restoration of a tooth.
What is this procedure?
A root canal Edinburgh is otherwise known as an endodontic treatment, coming from the Greek word ‘endo’ meaning ‘in’ and ‘odont’ for ‘tooth’. Therefore, we can assume from this description that this kind of treatment refers to a kind of treatment inside your tooth, rather than an external treatment like most others.
The inside of your tooth is soft and pulpy and this can become infected or inflamed, generally when the enamel and dentine protecting the inside of your tooth becomes compromised and allows bacteria to get in. It can also occur through an abscess or infection at the site of your root and this spreads up into your tooth causing pain, sensitivity and decay.
The pulp in your tooth contains blood vessels and nerves and it extends all the way from the crown of your tooth, which is the visible part, all the way down to the root.
The pulp is important during growth and development, but is not necessary once your teeth are fully mature. Your tooth can be nourished by surrounding tissue, with the pulp surplus to requirements and therefore we are able to safely remove it if need be and the integrity of your tooth remains intact.
How can you tell if your pulp is infected or needs removal?
Some people can’t tell and only through routine examinations of your teeth can an abscess or infection be picked up and subsequent infection or swelling of your tooth pulp be found. For other people, prolonged sensitivity to their teeth is a key sign towards identifying that something is not quite right. You can also see swelling or redness in the gums and the tooth itself can begin to discolour as the inside pulp is rotting away.
Our treatment will remove these symptoms and restore your tooth back to full functionality. There is nothing quite like your natural teeth and all dentists work hard on ensuring that you are able to keep your natural teeth for as long as possible. Tooth replacement systems, although constantly upgrading, cannot live up to the real thing.
We remove the pulp and every last bit of the infection so that your body no longer needs to fight it. You will feel healthier and stronger. In this way, we also save your tooth and keep you smiling confidently.