Nobody wants to hear those two words from their dentist: “root canal.” The procedure has such a bad reputation that people use it as a metaphor for anything unpleasant and painful. But here’s some ...

Root canal treatment is designed to save a natural tooth by removing infected pulp, not to cause pain. An infected tooth, often causing severe tooth pain or sensitivity, can lead to bone loss or ...

The second step of the treatment was to perform an atraumatic extraction. Atraumatic means less damage to the bone surrounding the root and less pressure on the root of the tooth, allowing removal of ...