Tooth pain can be seriously scary and plain frustrating.
The good news is a root canal procedure can usually help relieve some of the pain by removing the pulp, the soft center of your tooth. The pulp is made up of nerves, connective tissue, and blood vessels that help the tooth grow.
However, tooth decay can cause the pulp to become infected with bacteria. Resulting in one or more of your teeth swelling up or becoming incredibly sensitive. The only solution then is for an endodontist to intervene and remove the infected pulp and possibly cap off your damaged tooth with a dental crown.
The actual treatment time for a root canal is less than an hour. However, your dentist may ask you to come in for 2-3 visits to ensure that the entire procedure can be carried out while you’re under local anesthesia.
The guide below covers the entire root canal process step by step, while explaining how long each step takes.
Toothaches aren’t the only way to determine if you need a root canal. There are plenty of other symptoms you need to watch out for. The following list covers most of them.
A standard root canal procedure consists of multiple steps including the initial evaluation, anesthesia application, and cleaning of the inner chamber.
Let’s take a look at each of these steps in detail down below.
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Dental operations aren’t magic, so you should expect a small degree of sensitivity and pain immediately after the operation. Especially after your anesthesia completely wears off.
Your dentist may offer you some over-the-counter medications to alleviate some of the pain until the affected tooth can heal itself.
You should also take great care to only consume softer foods or use the opposite side of your mouth to bite and chew to save yourself from some intense pain. Also, we shouldn’t need to tell you this but do not forget to brush and floss your teeth daily.
Like every other dental procedure, the exact duration of a root canal depends on the severity of your condition and the complexity of the actual operation.
You also have to take into account the application of anesthesia and how easy or difficult that would be considering the exact placement of the affected tooth. On average, a root canal treatment usually takes about 60 to 90 minutes, spread out across 2-3 separate visits.
Of course, every clinic has different rules, and you might be better off contacting a New York Endodontist directly for a more accurate assessment of the time frame.
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If you’re suffering from random bursts of pain in one of your teeth, especially when you eat or drink, chances are you need a root canal to get rid of the infection or decay that’s damaging your teeth.
Waiting too long may result in more severe dental issues, like a receding jawbone or a loss of a tooth. However, you also need to make sure the dentist you choose for the procedure has plenty of experience under their belt and can calmly handle any complications if they do occur.
Fortunately for you, our lead endodontist, Dr. Ehsan Farrukh, has been conducting and performing root canals for over a decade here in Manhattan, New York. And has hundreds of satisfied patients who continue to rave about his precise and delicate approach to the procedure.
Don’t miss your chance to be one of them. Book your first consultation with Dr. Farrukh and his team for free today.
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