Root Canal Therapy: Is It Worth It?
Root canal therapy is considered the standard of care by the American Dental Association. Emerging science, however, is demonstrating that no matter how well the procedure is performed, 100% sterilization is rarely, if at all, achieved. Each tooth has one to four main canals where a blood vessel and nerve bundle resides. When this living tissue undergoes infection or necrosis, a root canal therapy is usually a treatment of choice. During this therapy the clinician will remove