MamasHealth.com Home Oral Health Information Braces Bruxism Canker Sore Cavities Cheap Dental Insurance Dental Fillings Dental Schools Dental Sealants Dentures Dry Mouth Dysphagia Electronic toothbrushes Electronic toothbrush guide Fight Gum Disease Foods that Stain Gingivitis Gum Disease Halitosis Lip augmentation Manual & Electric Oral Cancer Periodontitis Protect your Teeth Questions to Ask Root Canals Teething Teeth Whitening TMJ Toothache Tooth Cleaning Trench Mouth Veneers Wisdom Teeth Links Email Mama Surviving a financial crisis Managing sexual side effects of medicine	What are Root Canals? Root canals are a very small, thin divisions that branch off from the top dental pulp chamber of a tooth down to the tip of the root. A tooth can have between one and four root canals. What is the Dental Pulp? The pulp is the soft tissue that contains nerves, blood vessels and connective tissue. Pulp lies within the tooth and extends from the crown of the tooth to the tip of the root in the bone of the jaws. Injury to Dental Pulp Disease or injury to the dental pulp can be caused by an infected tooth or tooth decay. Injury to the dental pulp can also be caused by a cracked tooth or a deep cavity. When the pulp is diseased or injured and can't repair itself, it dies. What is Root Canal treatment? A root canal treatment is used to find the cause and treat problems of the tooth's dental pulp. After the dentist removes the pulp, the root canal is cleaned and sealed off to protect it. The dentist then places a crown over the tooth to help make it stronger. Before root canal treatments were performed, the tooth would be extracted or 'taken out' when there were problems with the root canal. Root canal treatments allow root canal problems to be treated without having to extract the tooth. Why is Root Canal treatment important? Root canal treatment is important because the tooth will not heal by itself. Without treatment, the infection will spread, bone around the tooth will begin to degenerate, and the tooth may fallout.	Your product featured on MamasHealth.com Sign up for our Email Newsletter For Email Marketing you can trust
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