If you have an infected tooth, this could lead to major pain in your smile and even increase the risk of a missing tooth. To keep your smile intact and avoid serious pain, we could offer an endodontic treatment. In today’s blog, Omni Endodontics in El Paso, TX, talks about keeping smiles intact with a root canal procedure.
The Causes of a Dental Infection
How does an infection form in your tooth? When this happens, this means that harmful bacteria have made contact with the pulp, the nerve center of your tooth. Typically, this happens when a cavity forms and is not treated, but teeth grinding and other issues that damage a tooth could also be responsible. When an infection develops, you could notice pain when you bite down or chew, a persistent toothache, or even swelling and a discharge from the tooth itself. There could also be pain in the face and jaw., When you have regular pain in your tooth, let us know. You do not want an untreated infection to cause tooth loss or require the tooth to be extracted to keep infection from spreading to other parts of your smile.
Providing Patient Comfort
A root canal can stop the pain of an infected tooth and keep it intact. But we know that for some, this could be a source of anxiety. We want to ensure that our patients enjoy a comfortable visit to our office, and that their endodontic treatment is a comfortable experience. To do so, we can start by numbing the tooth with a local anesthesia. Next, we could offer sedation to help you enter a deeper state of calm and relaxation, often with little to no memory of the procedure at all.
Root Canal Treatment
When your tooth is numb and ready, we will begin by opening it to access and remove the tissues from within. Once we do, we will clean the inside of the tooth thoroughly and replace what we removed with a special restorative filling known as gutta percha. The final step is to cap the tooth with a crown, one that is custom-made to ensure a lifelike appearance for our patients. We want you to feel confident in your smile following treatment!
If you have any questions about how we help smiles with root canal therapy, then contact our team today to learn more and start the treatment process! We want to help you enjoy a full and comfortable smile in 2026 and beyond.
Call Omni Endo for Root Canal Solutions
Our team wants to bring relief to your smile and keep it intact. To find out more about root canal treatment, call Omni Endo in El Paso, TX, call 915.990.3636 today.
