Root Canal Treatment – Lockport, IL

Do You Need Root Canal Treatment?

For most patients, root canal treatment is needed due to an infection inside the tooth. If this is the case, you’ll likely notice the following:

• Significant toothache
• Tooth sensitivity
• Red, inflamed, or swollen gums
• Pimple-like bumps near the sensitive or painful tooth
• Pain while chewing

When noticing any of these symptoms, do not wait to call our office for help.

The Root Canal Process

Your dental expert at Grand Dental – Lockport will begin by numbing your mouth with local anesthesia. This will keep you from feeling any pain throughout the procedure. Next, we will isolate the tooth with a latex dental dam so that no moisture reaches the affected tooth while we are working.

When ready, we will enter the tooth through the crown by creating a small hole. Using special instruments, we will begin to clear out the diseased tissues and remove the infected pulp. We will then sanitize the interior before filling it with a biocompatible, synthetic solution known as gutta-percha. This stabilizes the tooth and replaces the area previously occupied by the pulp. After sealing the tooth off from bacteria and other particles, a custom dental crown will be crafted.

After several weeks of healing, you will return to our dental office in Lockport to receive your newly crafted dental crown, which will be bonded over the vulnerable tooth.

The Benefits of Getting a Root Canal

Many patients believe tooth extraction is the better option; however, some potential downfalls can come with removing a natural tooth, one of which is the cost to replace and maintain it.

Instead, you can move forward with root canal treatment and save your tooth from possible extraction. But that’s not the only benefit you can expect. You’ll also:

• Experience a more comfortable procedure thanks to local anesthesia and updated techniques and methods used by our dental team.
• Appreciate the high success rate that root canals have. This means you will be unlikely to ever need retreatment in the future.
• Enjoy a healthier smile and appearance, as you’ll be able to keep your natural tooth and wear a color-matched dental crown that blends in seamlessly.