Root Canal Treatment in Port St Lucie, FL | Gentle Breeze Dental

Root Canal Therapy

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Many people are not aware that each of their teeth has three distinct layers. The hard outer layer, which is visible, contains enamel. Your teeth’s second and third layers contain dentin and pulp. The pulp layer contains the nerves and tissues of each tooth. When these tissues and nerves become infected, we at Gentle Breeze Dental advise that you get a root canal to save the tooth.

Infection can happen when the pulp is exposed and eventually becomes contaminated. This can happen for a variety of reasons, including deep decay, a chip or crack in the tooth, having multiple dental procedures performed on a tooth, broken crowns, or trauma to the tooth.

What Happens During a Root Canal Procedure?

When you come in for a root canal, we numb the affected area. We then use specialized dental equipment to go inside of the pulp space of your tooth and remove the tissue that has become infected and died. We carefully clean the inside of your tooth and disinfect the entire area before sealing it with a rubber-like material. To ensure that your tooth retains normal functioning, we place a crown or a filling on it before you leave our dental office. This also helps to protect it against fractures in the future.

Patients in Port St. Lucie sometimes have a strong fear of this procedure because others have told them that the procedure is painful. While no dental or medical procedure is completely pain-free, this technology has advanced to the point where it isn’t much different than getting a filling. Most root canals can be completed in one or two sessions, depending on the extent of infection in your tooth’s pulp area. Root canal treatment in Port St Lucie today is much more comfortable and allows patients to heal in a shorter amount of time than dental surgeries of the past.

Benefits of Having a Root Canal Performed

At Gentle Breeze Dental, our goal is to save diseased or infected teeth whenever possible. There are many benefits to performing endodontic treatment, including the following:

  • It helps you maintain your natural smile
  • You retain the normal biting force and sensation in the affected tooth
  • It eliminates the need for extensive dental work in the future
  • You can continue to eat all of the foods you love
  • It protects the teeth around the affected tooth from excessive strain

As long as you practice good good oral hygiene, the tooth that has been treated with a root canal should remain healthy throughout your life.

In Pain? Contact Us Today

Some people have no idea that the pulp in one of their teeth is infected until they wake up one morning in severe pain. Left untreated, an infected tooth can cause further infection in the gums and connective tissue. You may eventually lose the tooth altogether. It’s better to be proactive and contact your trusted root canal dentist Port St Lucie at Gentle Breeze Dental at the first sign of pain than to deal with those consequences.

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