Root Canal treatment is cleaning the inside of the tooth and restoring the tooth to normal function. As you already know tooth has enamel, dentin and cementum. Which are hard tissues and pulp which is soft tissue inside. Pulp consists of blood vessels, connective tissue and nerve supply. On a radiograph soft tissue appears as radiolucent or dark and hard tissues like bone, teeth as radio-opaque or white.
Root Canal treatment or endodontic treatment is needed when:
Leaving an infected tooth in your mouth is not recommended for several reasons:
Most of the root canal treatments are not painful, some patients even sleep during the procedure. Advanced local anesthetic techniques along with nitrous oxide inhalation sedation will make patients comfortable during the procedure. Dentist at Oak Tree Dental will offer those services and make patients comfortable during the procedure.
Root canal can be done in one or two visits.
More than 90% of root canals are successful and sometimes tooth needs retreatment or apicoectomy if tooth doesn’t heal after root canal treatment. Common causes of failure:
Cost depends on complexity of the problem and also the insurance plan you have. Front tooth root canal treatment is cheaper compared to molar root canal treatment. Root canal treatments at Oak Tree Dental range from 300-1050.
If you have tooth ache or need root canal treatment call Oak Tree Dental at 703-442-8733 to make a consultation appointment. Feel free to call our office or email us if you have any questions regarding root canal treatment and our friendly front desk staff are knowledgeable and will be happy to assist you.We are conveniently located on Greensboro Dr. just off Leesburg pike and we accept most insurances. OAK TREE DENTAL provides affordable dental care to patients in McLean, Tysons corner, Vienna, Arlington, Reston and surrounding areas.
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