If you have noticed a negative change in one or more of your teeth, such as severe tooth pain, tooth sensitivity, or swelling in the surrounding gum tissue, you may be suffering from an infection in the dental pulp. Arlington Dental Excellence offers endodontics in Arlington, Virginia, to treat dental infection and restore damaged teeth. Please feel free to contact our office at 703-525-0157 and schedule an appointment with our dentist, Dr. Dr. Layth Ghanim, if you are concerned about the health of your teeth.
Endodontics is the area of dentistry focused on the study and treatment of the dental pulp. The pulp is the innermost layer of the tooth that includes the tooth’s living connective tissue and cells, and it houses the tooth nerves and blood vessels. If this area of the tooth becomes injured or diseased, it often results in serious tooth pain and sensitivity. When infection and damage in the dental pulp go untreated, they can cause the tooth to die, necessitating extraction. The goal of endodontic treatment is to restore the health of the tooth and prevent the need for tooth extraction.
The most common type of endodontic treatment is root canal therapy, which is often simply called a root canal. During root canal therapy, our dentist removes the injured and infected tissues from the tooth, thoroughly cleans the tooth, and fills the tooth. The tooth is then capped with a restoration, such as a dental crown, to protect the tooth and restore its structure and appearance.
If root canal therapy is not the right treatment for you, or if infection reoccurs after the tooth has undergone a root canal, our dentist may recommend another endodontic treatment. Other endodontic treatment options include root canal retreatment, apicoectomy, pulpal debridement, and pulpotomy.
We invite you to contact our office today to learn more about endodontics and the services we provide.
