Suffering From an Infected Tooth? Benefits of Root Canals
Suffering from an infected tooth is not fun at all. Luckily for sufferers, endodontic treatment is available to help and treat infected teeth. To be more specific, root canals help immensely with treating infected teeth. Here are some of the major benefits:
It blocks infections from spreading
During root canal therapy bacteria is directly removed from an infected tooth. After this bacteria is removed the tooth is then clean and disinfected. This treatment leaves no room for bacteria to spread and stops the bacteria from causing further damage such as tooth pain or decay.
Your teeth would be saved
Some dental patients may worry that they will lose a tooth due to damage and not getting a root canal could result in an empty gap between teeth. Fortunately, root canal treatments are done with the focus on saving your teeth. After getting your root canal you don’t have to worry about that gap in between your teeth because root canals focus on saving your natural tooth and helps you avoid having to get a tooth extraction.
It saves your jawbone
Since the focus of root canals is to save the teeth this in turn saves your jawbone, as well. Missing teeth actually cause degeneration of your jawbone so taking care of your teeth also takes care of your jawbone.
Your overall health is improved
Many may not realize that your oral health directly impacts your overall health. Severe tooth decay and poor oral health increases the risk for heart disease, respiratory infections, gastrointestinal infections, dementia, and/or other health conditions. If you take care of your teeth, you take care of your overall wellbeing.
