Myths About Root Canals

Are Oradell Root Canal Procedures Painful?

Root canals ease tooth pain, they don't create it.

9 out of 10 patients are extremely comfortable throughout the root canal, thanks to proper anasthetics. Root canals relieve the pain of infected tooth pulp, which becomes painfully inflamed.

When a tooth has nerve tissue that has died, the Oradell root canal will be pain-free. There is no more sensation after a nerve root has died.

Don't think of root canals as excruciating experiences! Modern anesthetics and our expertise can assure your comfort.

Teeth will be sensitive, but not unbearable, after treatment. Your endodontist will tell you what to expect and how to treat your teeth.

A tooth with a root canal may feel a tad different than how it was prior to treatment, but this is not severe. It is relieved to be free of infection, and pain is expected to subside within a few days. If it doesn't call your doctor right away.

Will the Root Canal Procedure Affect My Health?

When performed by our Oradell doctors, root canals are safe and effective.

People with root canals are shown to be healthier than those without, according to research conducted in the 1930s and 1940s.

Dissenting opinions in the dental field claim that root canals lead to higher risk factors for arthritis, heart disease and others. This should be dismissed, due to outdated research conducted by Dr. Weston Price from 1910-1930.

The presence of bacteria in teeth and mouth has been an accepted fact for many years. But presence of bacteria does not constitute "infection" and is not necessarily a threat to a person's health. Bacteria are present in the mouth and teeth at all times, even in teeth that have never had a cavity or other trauma.

More recent attempts to copy the research of Dr. Price (and to check its accuracy) have been unsuccessful. Researchers now believe that the earlier findings may have been caused by poor sanitation and imprecise research techniques that were common in the early 1900s.

These more recent studies support the truth we report today-that teeth that receive proper endodontic treatment do not cause illness.

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