Description

Root canal treatment is the cleaning of the inside of the tooth, where under normal circumstances you can find the pulp: the soft tissue with nerves, blood vessels, and other cells. If the pulp of the tooth swells, it can exert pressure on the walls of the canal and cause pain; gradually the dental pulp loses vitality and eventually dies and causes infection. Root canal treatment resolves this inflammation as the endodontist removes the contaminated tissue from the tooth.