Root Canals
When performed properly, root canals themselves are not painful.
When the nerve in a tooth gets irreversibly inflamed, or begins to die, a root canal may be required. A root canal is performed by removing the inflamed or dead nerve from the affected tooth and then filling the remaining space with a rubber material called “gutta percha.” That’s it! That’s all a root canal is.
Root canals have gotten a bad reputation because so many people wait until their pain is severe before seeking dental care for a toothache. These folks then mistakenly associate the pain from their abscessed tooth with the actual root canal procedure. When performed properly, root canals themselves are not painful.
Comfortable and convenient
At Atlanta General & Implant Dentistry, we make every effort to keep your root canal procedure as comfortable and convenient as possible. We accomplish this with state-of-the-art rotary instruments that allow us to quickly prepare the canal, digital radiography that provides us with instantaneous x-ray images, and, if requested, sedation.