Root Canal Treatment

Get Rid Of Your Toothache With A Root Canal in Lansdale

Do you have a toothache that is giving you serious pain? Or do you have a toothache that comes and goes but when it’s here, it is excruciating? Having a toothache can certainly make things difficult. At Kevin Bass DMD Cosmetic and Family Dentistry serving the Lansdale, Montgomeryville, Hatfield and surrounding areas, we care about you and we want you feeling the best you can. If you have a toothache, we’d like to help. Perhaps you need a root canal. If so, we can give you a root canal procedure that can make that toothache disappear.

What are Root Canals?

Root canals are a procedure that once upon a time were considered rather unpleasant. However, with modern dental technology, your toothache may hurt worse than the procedure that eradicates it.

To explain root canals, it’s best you know a little about teeth. When you had baby teeth, you had root pulp that helped your teeth grow. Now, with adult teeth, you still have root pulp but it’s unneeded. Sometimes that root pulp becomes infected and creates a dental emergency. This is how you get a toothache and a root canal is what is needed to fix it.

Signs You May Need a Root Canal

Not every toothache requires a root canal, but certain symptoms may indicate that the inner pulp of a tooth has become infected or inflamed. When this happens, discomfort often worsens over time rather than resolving on its own.

You may need root canal treatment if you are experiencing one or more of the following:

• Persistent tooth pain that lingers or intensifies, especially when chewing or applying pressure.
• Sharp sensitivity to hot or cold that doesn’t fade quickly after the temperature source is removed.
• Swelling or tenderness in the gums near the affected tooth.
• Darkening or discoloration of a tooth, which may indicate damage to the inner pulp.
• A recurring toothache that seems to disappear and return without warning.

Even if pain subsides temporarily, an underlying infection can still be present beneath the surface. Scheduling an evaluation with your Lansdale dentist allows us to identify the cause of your discomfort early and determine whether a root canal or another restorative treatment is the best solution.

The Root Canal Procedure

1. Our cosmetic dentist  will numb your gums to prepare for the root canal. We are known for our painless injections.
2. The dentist then removes the infected root pulp as the next step in the root canal procedure.
3. Once the root pulp is removed, we put some medicine in the space to prevent any other infection from occurring.
4. The final step of the root canal procedure is the to fill the space with the same tooth-colored filling material that is used to fill cavities. Our tooth-colored fillings are natural looking and healthier than outdated amalgam fillings that contain mercury. Root canals “finished” with this material look just like your natural teeth.

Painful Toothache? Schedule a Root Canal in Lansdale Now!

Root canals are a rather routine restorative dentistry procedure to treat cavities. Lansdale dentist, Dr. Bass and our caring, well-trained team, are ready to give the people of Hatfield, Montgomeryville and the surrounding communities root canals or whatever other treatment needed to help you feel and look your dental best. Call today!