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Hi, this is Dr. Mark Bohnert from Southeast Family Dental. Today we are going to talk
about root canal therapy or endodontic therapy as it's commonly known as in our profession.
That is, got a bad connotation with a lot of people. However, it can be a very simple
procedure that is required after a tooth has had some trauma, either from injury or a lot
of decay.
What is done is, the tooth has become symptomatic for one reason or the other. And I like to
look at it as taking the wick out of a candle. The tooth stays in place. It's still very
serviceable. But instead of having the live nerve in the tooth, that is removed, and there
is a filling material that is placed in that.
So if you can think of that as, again, taking the wick out of a candle and replacing that
with a filling material, that's what a root canal is. So if you ever have a dentist or
someone who says you need to have a root canal done, that is a simple explanation of what
that is.
It has always had a bad connotation because usually people will wait until it's a big
abscess, you have swelling and a lot of pain and then the procedure gets to be more difficult
and more time consuming for the dentist and the patient,
So, if that is necessary, please don't feel too concerned about the procedure as it can
be very simple. If you have any other questions, this is Dr. Mark Bohnert, Southeast Family
Dental, and we can make you smile.