Root Canal Therapy

What is a Root Canal Therapy?

At the core of every tooth, there is the soft tissue that keeps the tooth alive. The hollow area that houses this soft tissue contains a space towards the top of the tooth called the pulp chamber. This pulp chamber is connected to the root of the tooth via pipe-like canals, giving rise to the term “root canal”. The blood vessels in these canals provide nutrition to the tooth. Tooth decay can lead to cavities that when left untreated can penetrate and infect the internal soft tissue of the tooth. Root canal therapy is recommended to save the tooth from extraction and should take place before the infection is too advanced.