Anyone who has had a compromised tooth knows that the amount of discomfort it causes can be extremely unpleasant. Although no one looks forward to a root canal, this procedure is actually the best way to both eliminate pain and<\/i> save your tooth. If the pulp inside your tooth is infected or damaged, a root canal is probably necessary.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n The process is relatively straightforward and can take place over one or two visits to our Braintree, Massachusetts office. The area around the tooth is numbed, the pulp is removed from the inside of the tooth, the area is thoroughly cleaned, and a temporary filling or crown is placed on the tooth to prevent bacteria and food from entering the site. A permanent crown will be fabricated and affixed to the tooth at a later visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once your root canal is finished, recovery is usually only a matter of days. What can you to keep yourself as comfortable as possible during that time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Follow the instructions we\u2019ll give you carefully, and feel free to call us with any<\/em> concerns. We want to ensure that your root canal is as pain-free and worry-free as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Anyone who has had a compromised tooth knows that the amount of discomfort it causes can be extremely unpleasant. Although no one looks forward to a root canal, this procedure is actually the best way to both eliminate pain and save your tooth. If the pulp inside your tooth is infected or damaged, a root […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n