Root canal?!
Question:
Root canal?
if my tooth is infected.. what will happen if i have a root canal?
Answers:
The root canal procedure removes the soft tissue inside your tooth, which includes the nerves for that tooth. They numb you up, drill into the tooth, scrape out the soft tissure inside the tooth (which doesn't hurt, because they've numbed your mouth), disinfect it, and fill it up with an inert material. You may or may not need a crown over the remainder of the tooth.
The procedure itself DOES NOT HURT. Your jaw may be a little sore for the rest of the day (from holding your mouth open for an hour, and also because the dentist/endodontist is pushing at your tooth the whole time), but you will not require anything more than an over-the counter pain reliever. For one thing, if you have an infected tooth and are in pain because of it, you won't be in pain anymore because they've removed the nerve from the tooth.