Root Canal

Need help with a Root Canal in Beaverton OR? Pacific Northwest Dental have you covered. Endodontic therapy or Root Canal treatment is the elimination of infection and protection of the decontaminated tooth from future microbial invasion. Root canals and their associated pulp chamber are within a tooth and contain nerve tissue, blood vessels and a number of other cellular entities. Endodontic therapy includes the complete removal of these structures, the subsequent cleaning, shaping and decontamination with small files, irrigating solutions, and subsequent filling those canals with a rubber material called gutta percha.

Unfortunately, if the pulp of your tooth is infected, it won’t heal on its own and will only get worse. You will need to a Root Canal procedure to fully remedy the issue