There are several causes for toothache and one of the causes is the tooth being severely decayed. If you facing a severe toothache, the inside of the tooth maybe dead or is dying. And if this is the cause, you need the tooth to be extracted or the nerve removed from the tooth. If the nerve is removed the tooth will be saved. This procedure is known as root canal.

Dentists often perform root canal and it is quite popular among peoples. This is one of the procedures to save the tooth from dying. Even though many people get their teeth extracted, some go for root canal. People generally do not prefer this due to the long time (around 3 – 4 hours) taken by the procedure. It may take longer time if the abscess is severe. In that case the dentist will require scraping out all the dying pulp from the tooth’s inside.

Nowadays dentists have started using machines to do most of the work of scrapping and probing related to root canals. Earlier all those work were performed manually by the dentist which required longer time. Now with the help of machines the dentist will drill a hole in the infected tooth and leave the machine to do all the scrapping. This thus saves a lot amount of time and also efficiently removes all the dying or dead pulp.

The cost is also a matter of concern that most people fear than the original procedure. The cost of the procedure is around $800 to more than $1,000 which many people cannot afford. So, many people go for getting their tooth extracted instead of root canal which can be performed in much lesser price.

You need to make the choice whether you want to save the tooth or go for tooth extraction. Most of the time the dentist will recommend to go for root canal because you can save the tooth. Sometimes he will leave the decision for you if you want to go ahead with root canal or get the tooth extracted.

Even though many fear the procedure of root canal, this procedure can save the life of your tooth. If your tooth is dying you should go for this procedure. The procedure is not really painful as the dentist will numb the place during the procedure. Keeping a little bit of patience won’t feel frustrating. Although this process is a bit a time consuming, it is the most efficient way of saving your tooth.

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