A Las Vegas root canal is one of the most dreaded treatments, according to many people. What those people don’t know is that a root canal is not a painful procedure, it’s the infected root that’s causing the pain. The treatment itself is what relieves the pain and it’s really not a painful procedure at all. If someone has scared you into thinking that you shouldn’t go to the dentist for root pain, they’ve scared you for no reason.
Years ago, a tooth extraction would be your only option for a tooth with an infected root. That was a scary procedure, considering the lack of today’s advancements in dentistry. But today, most dentists will tell you that infected or abscessed teeth can generally be saved. When the pulp in the middle of your tooth gets infected, you’ll have pain in your tooth and pain in your gum. Calling Dr. Moore at Moore Family Dentistry is the first call you’ll want to make to take care of that pain.
Dr. Moore will take care of your pain by first administering a local anesthetic to numb the area. Then he’ll continue by removing the infection from the inside of your tooth, in the area known as the pulp. The canal is cleaned out and filled with a material that will permanently plug it so it can’t get infected again. Because of the anesthetic, any pain from the Las Vegas root canal should not be felt. Once it’s over, Dr. Moore will be able to cap your tooth with a dental crown that’s been made to look just like your other teeth. Once that crown is in place, you’ll look as good as new and nobody will be the wiser.
So when you need a Las Vegas root canal, call one of the offices of Moore Family Dentistry. For our central office just off Sahara, call 702-791-1010, and for our Summerlin office, call 702-254-6700. We’ll help you get rid of the pain and smile again.