More commonly known as root canal treatment, endodontic therapy is performed when the nerve of a tooth becomes infected and is designed to allow patients to preserve their tooth. Without endodontic therapy, dentists would have to extract teeth with infected nervous systems; Fortunately, root canals maintain tooth structure so other teeth don't slip out of alignment and cause more serious jaw problems. Because endodontic therapy saves the natural tooth, patients do not need an artificial tooth.Treatment DetailsEndodontic therapy is simply the process of removing the infected, injured, or dead pulp from the root system of your tooth. Within the hard
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