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 oot Canal:If your tooth's nerve chamber becomes affected by decay, root canal treatment is often the only way to save your tooth. Inside your tooth's hard outer shell is a nourishing pulp of blood vessels, lymph vessels and nerves. The root "canals", which contain the pulp, extend to the bone. Deep tooth decay, or an injury, can cause serious damage and infection to the pulp's nerves and vessels. Root canal, or endodontic treatment, cleans out the infected pulp chamber and repairs the damage. The infected
tooth will be
opened and drained of poison, a common procedure if one wishes the
option of saving the tooth. Important medications are to be taken until
finished and you must return for a follow up treatment, within two
weeks;
otherwise the infection will reoccur and the tooth will be lost. After a Root Canal
Information:
Medication:
Medication
may have been
prescribed. If so please take
them as
directed. If you are to take antibiotics it is to help control
the
infection. Pain pills may also be suggested depending on the
severity
of the condition but please note that if you are taking any
prescription medication, we
recommend you take a natural once-a-day multi vitamin and 100 mg of
vitamin C. Antibiotics reduce vitamin C in your system which is
extremely important to cell and tissue rejuvenation and the minerals
and vitamins in the multivitamin will also enhance what the body
needs to heal.
Oral
Hygiene:
There is no need to break your regular routine of brushing and flossing. However, since the extraction site may be very tender, be gentle in that area.
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