Root Canal Infections: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and Prevention
Root canal infections are a serious dental issue. They're caused by bacteria that get into the tooth and infect the pulp or nerve tissue inside it. Symptoms can include pain in your teeth, loose teeth, difficulty chewing food on one side of your mouth, bad breath from infected gums around a tooth root site, and pus coming out of a tooth. The good news is that there are treatments for root canal infections that can help you get rid of this problem! In this blog post, Dr. Kryzman from Palisades Dental Centre will talk about what causes them and how to prevent them from happening at all. What are root canal infections? Root canal infections occur when the bacteria inside a tooth spread into the root and surrounding bone. As they infect these structures, an abscess (or localized collection of pus) forms and may lead to inflammation in the tissue outside the gums or other symptoms depending on where it is located. Teeth aren't solid all the way through — they're made up of laye...