Dr. Hema Srinivasan: a San Diego Dentist located at Clairemont Town Square. Dr. Hema is a dentist in San Diego who specializes in bridges, crowns, dentures, fillings, hygiene, inlays, perio-dontics, root canals, veneers, and teeth whitening.
San Diego Root Canals: Dr. Hema Srinivasan: a San Diego Endodontist located at Clairemont Town Square, specializes in gentle care, pain free, root canal cleanup, root canal procedure, root canal therapy, root canals, root canal treatment, dental root canal, root canals.
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Endodontic treatment, more commonly known as root canal therapy, is necessary when the pulp of your tooth becomes inflamed or infected. The inflammation or infection can have a variety of causes such as deep decay, repeated dental procedures on your tooth, or a crack or chip in the tooth. With proper care, an Endodontically treated tooth will function normally for years to come. |
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Tooth with a healthy root.
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When decay or damage goes untreated it can result in an infection to the pulp chamber of the tooth |
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| After creating a small opening, very small instruments are used to clean and shape the root canal spaces. |
The cleaned spaces are filled with a biocompatible material and specialized cement to ensure complete sealing of the root canals. |
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