{"id":3127,"date":"2020-02-26T20:15:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T20:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.empowerdentaltx.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=3127"},"modified":"2025-04-30T16:46:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T16:46:38","slug":"root-canal-therapy","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.empowerdentaltx.com\/index.php\/service\/root-canal-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Root Canal Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_column_\" class=\"cmsmasters_column one_third\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column_inner\"><div class=\"cmsmasters_img  cmsmasters_image_n\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.empowerdentaltx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/root.png\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_column_42kafzjwd8\" class=\"cmsmasters_column two_third\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column_inner\"><div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p>Root canal therapy is becoming one of the most common dental procedures performed.\u00a0 It is estimated that <em>10+ million people get root canals every year<\/em>.\u00a0 It is a simple procedure, with little or no discomfort, that saves and restores your natural tooth, rather than having to remove it.\u00a0 A root canal can be accomplished in usually one to three visits.<\/p>\n<p>A root canal is needed when the center of the tooth (the pulp\/nerve) becomes infected with bacteria, due to decay, fracture, or trauma.\u00a0 When bacteria enter the pulp, it results in an infection inside the tooth.\u00a0 If left untreated, an abscess may form.\u00a0 This abscess may even be visible in the mouth by swelling or a bump on the gum.\u00a0 Leaving this active infection can cause harm and may result in your tooth having to be removed.\u00a0 Teeth that need root canals are not always painful, but <u>some symptoms include, sensitivity to temperature, pain when chewing, severe toothache, dark discoloration of the tooth and swelling\/tenderness near that tooth<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>Root canal therapy involves removing the infected pulp and cleaning out the tissue and sealing it.\u00a0 The tooth is filled with a dental composite.\u00a0 If there was limited tooth structure due to extensive decay or fracture, a crown may be recommended to protect the tooth from future breakage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mouthhealthy.org\/en\/az-topics\/r\/root-canals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Root Canal FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4359,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"pj-categs":[32],"pj-tags":[],"class_list":["post-3127","project","type-project","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","pj-categs-general-dentistry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Root Canal Therapy in Forney &amp; Seagoville, TX | Empower Dental<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Relieve tooth pain with gentle root canal therapy at Empower Dental in Forney, TX. 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