Many times we can have a cavity and not be unaware of it because there are no symptoms, no pain. When left untreated, it can get abscessed. This is when the pulp of the tooth, the soft tissue, gets infected and that infection spreads down through the roots of the tooth. It is important to remove the infection to keep it from spreading even further throughout your body.

So what can you do to keep that from ever happening? Maintaining proper, thorough dental hygiene with brushing and flossing would be the first step. However, no matter how regimented we are with our dental hygiene, bacteria, food and germs get into crevices and areas that we can’t get ourselves. So by keeping regular dental appointments at Lynn Dental Care is just as important. With our professional staff performing a cleaning as recommended by Dr. Lynn, usually every 6 months, those areas we can’t reach or see are cleaned, preventing them from starting decay.

Infections may start from other things too and you may not realize they happened, such as cracking or chipping a tooth. Even though you’ve brushed and flossed regularly, that one little particle wedged in there in between your cleanings and started decaying the tooth, spreading infection into your gum, headed to the root. During your routine visit at Lynn Dental Care, we discover an infected tooth we will perform a more thorough exam.

In the days of yesteryear, a decayed tooth would be extracted, there were no other options. However today, the professionals at Lynn Dental Clinic are trained and well versed in performing root canal therapy and save that tooth. Saving your teeth is better for your overall health, not just your mouth. Chances are you’ve heard night mare stories about root canals, but with your professional dental team here, let us put your worries at ease.

The professional team at Lynn Dental Care will take the time and precautions to numb the area to be treated. Our goal is to not only get that infection out of your mouth, but to make this procedure as comfortable as possible. Even better news for you here, the average time in the chair for a root canal today is less than one hour and no long term recovery process either.

You won’t feel anything except slight pressure of pushing as we remove the decay from the tooth and the root then fill them with substance that will prevent decay to penetrate again. Sometimes, a tooth that requires a root canal may have extensive decay, and your dental team at Lynn Dental Care may determine that you need a porcelain crown over the exposed tooth giving it more strength.

You will be schedule for a follow up visit with Lynn Dental Care to assure that the treatment took hold and any crown or bridge that were placed are holding their own. Your dental team will suggest tips on what to eat and drink and only you and your dentist will know what went on behind that beautiful smile.