5 Dental Root Canal Myths
There is a lot of apprehension surrounding Dental Root canal treatment. We hope this info eases your minds.
Myth 1: Having a root canal is unpleasant.
There is the stigma that getting a root canal hurts. But in actuality, root canal therapy is done to lessen pain. When a cavity goes untreated and infects the pulp of your tooth, root canal therapy is required. This is where the pain comes from, not the procedure itself.
Dentist at Oxford Dental Centre will numb the area around the infected tooth where you will hardly feel anything during the procedure. Once complete, the excruciating pain you’ve experience before will disappear, and your tooth will be saved.
Myth 2: Completing a root canal requires several appointments:
Root canal therapy may be completed in one to two appointments. Factors that determine the number of appointments necessary In essence, it should not be regarded as a part of the root canal procedure to fully restore the tooth.
Myth 3: A root canal is an expensive procedure.
Having a root canal and a dental crown remains less expensive than extracting a tooth and then replacing it with a bridge or a dental implant. Costs vary on how many canals a tooth has, whether it’s the first time the root canal is achieved or retreatment, or who performs the root canal (general dentist or specialist).
Myth 4: The benefits of root canal therapy are temporary:
Results from a root canal are actually long-lasting. They relieve patients’ toothaches and preserve the affected tooth indefinitely. The final restoration or crown is the key to successful results.
Myth 5: Tooth extraction is a good substitute for a root canal
Patients may choose to have their teeth extracted in order to avoid the additional time and expense of a root canal operation. Unfortunately, the patient might not be aware that removing a tooth will eventually necessitate more involved surgeries and expensive dental replacements.
After an extraction, the missing tooth should be replaced with restorative dentistry services such as dental implants or bridges, thus requiring more time in the dental chair and treatments that are much more expensive than a simple root canal.
More importantly, root canal treatments conserve more healthy tooth structure. While dental implants and bridges may be durable replacements, healthy, natural teeth will always be stronger and more functional than a prosthetic.
