Roseville Dental Specialist. Upon a thorough examination of your teeth and gums; the dentist can determine if you are in need of a root canal. We also educate patients on proper methods to assist with managing proper oral hygiene. Initially, our Roseville Dental Specialist has an X-ray taken of your mouth in order to determine the severity of damage to the tooth’s root canals. X-rays also assist in detecting any potential infection in adjacent bones. Root canals typically are not painful due to the use of local anesthesia to numb the affected areas adjacent to the infected tooth. 

• Roseville Dental Specialist will then prevent saliva access to the affected part of the gum line with the use of cotton or a rubber dam.
• Next, drilling can be performed to create a hole into the affected tooth. Following, the dentist will remove any infected dental pulp from the tooth. Any decayed tooth nerves, debris, or infection will be completely removed. After the infected tissue has been extracted, the dentist can then disinfect the tooth. Root canal files are then applied to clean the undesired parts of the tooth and to gently “scrub” the flanks of the root canals. A sodium hypochlorite solution is then used to flush away any lingering remains.
• After the tooth is thoroughly cleaned, it is then properly sealed.