{"id":2642,"date":"2017-10-30T13:23:35","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T17:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwinnettsmiles.com\/?p=2642"},"modified":"2018-12-31T16:27:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T16:27:04","slug":"root-canals-scary-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/30\/root-canals-scary-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Root Canals as Scary as they Sound?"},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Root canals have an unnecessarily bad reputation of being painful, which causes many people to be afraid of the treatment. However, the team<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at our dental office in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawrenceville<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wants<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ease any concerns you may have about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/services.html\">root canals<\/a> and hopefully relieve any apprehension. <\/span>\n<!--more-->\n<h3>Do Root Canals Hurt?<\/h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s been a lot of talk surrounding just how terrible a root canal is when, in fact, advancements in dental technology have made them virtually pain free. If your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dentist in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawrenceville<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> recommends a root canal, it\u2019s most likely because you\u2019re experiencing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/4-possible-explanations-tooth-pain\/\">pain<\/a> caused by deep decay or a severe infection. A root canal treatment can actually make that pain go away so you can finally get relief. <\/span>\n<h3>So, What Exactly is a Root Canal?<\/h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name of the treatment itself isn\u2019t necessarily descriptive of the actual procedure, so let\u2019s take a look at how a root canal is typically done. Your dentist will: <\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Numb the area to reduce any discomfort. <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Make a tiny hole in the tooth. <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Gain access to the inside of the tooth. This is where the the pulp chamber and canals are located. Inside the canals, nerves, pulp, and blood vessels are found.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Clean out all of the canal contents. <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Seal the pulp chamber and canals. <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Place a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/crowns-and-bridges.html\">dental crown<\/a> restoration to protect the tooth.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sicrowngns You May Need a Root Canal<\/h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides the obvious sign of tooth pain, there are other symptoms that may warrant a root canal including: <\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Gum pain and swelling<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>A pimple-like bump on the gums by the painful tooth <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/teeth-whitening.html\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Tooth discoloration<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Worse pain when chewing or applying pressure<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Hot\/cold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/top-4-causes-tooth-sensitivity\/\">sensitivity<\/a> that doesn\u2019t go away once the food or drink is removed<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notice any of the symptoms listed above? We encourage you to call <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our dental office in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawrenceville<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/\">schedule an appointment<\/a>. A thorough examination by our caring and gentle dental team will help us identify the cause of your problem and recommend the best treatment for you. If the appropriate solution is in fact a root canal, we assure you that you have nothing to fear. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcoming patients from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawrenceville, Duluth, and Suwanee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Root canals have an unnecessarily bad reputation of being painful, which causes many people to be afraid of the treatment. However, the team at our dental office in Lawrenceville wants to ease any concerns you may have about root canals and hopefully relieve any apprehension. <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/30\/root-canals-scary-sound\/\">(Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2643,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-preventive-dentistry","category-oral-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2642"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2851,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642\/revisions\/2851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}