If a tooth ends up with an infection, this could be a source of pain and could require treatment to save your tooth. But what causes an infection, and how do we help with procedures like a root canal? In today’s blog, your El Paso, TX, dentist talks about the risk of infection and how we can help with endodontic treatment.
The Causes of an Infected Tooth
Each of your teeth are composed of different layers. The outermost is the enamel, the hardest substance in the human body, which protects the tooth from injury and decay. Beneath this is the dentin, a sensitive material that makes up most of your tooth. At the interior and in the roots are a collection of tissues known as the pulp, which oversees the flow of blood and nutrients to and from the tooth.
An infection means that bacteria have reached the pulp, which could happen due to severe decay, teeth grinding, or an injury that fractures the tooth. Symptoms include pain when you bite down or chew, tooth sensitivity when you eat or drink, pain in the face and jaw, toothaches that don’t subside, and headaches. Don’t ignore persistent pain in your tooth, see our team for a diagnosis right away!
The Risk of Tooth Loss
When a tooth is infected, you can suffer from severe discomfort. But without treatment to address the issue, the infection could cause the teeth to essentially die, which then allows the issue to spread to other teeth or to the jawbone itself. An extraction could be necessary to safeguard the smile as a whole! To avoid tooth loss and enjoy relief from discomfort, we can offer treatment with endodontic care.
Help With Endodontic Treatment
For most infections, we can conduct a simple root canal to remove the tissues from within, replacing them with a special filling, and cap the tooth with a crown. If the tooth has been weakened substantially, we could add a post and core to strengthen the interior so the tooth can support a crown. If you have infected tissues located at the tip of the root, we could conduct a surgical procedure to reach the area directly and bring relief. Our team can even treat teeth that have been addressed by other endodontics before and have since started to hurt again, providing root canal retreatment.
If you have any questions about how we take on infected teeth and safeguard your smile with a root canal or other solutions, then reach out to our team today to learn more!
Call Omni Endo for Relief
Our team is here to help treat an infected tooth with a root canal procedure. To find out more about saving your smile, call Omni Endo in El Paso, TX, call 915.990.3636 today.
