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STAGES
Root
Canal therapy proceeds in 2 stages
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Preparing
the Root Canal
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Filling
the Root Canal
Your
treatment may take one or two visits. Local anesthesia may be
necessary to prevent pain that occurs if nay nerve fibers are
still alive in the pulp.
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First,
your dentist makes an opening in your teeth and
removes any filling or decay.
Unhealthy
pulp tissue is then removed with tiny, flexible files
the dentist then shapes each canal to receive a
filling.
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X
rays help assure that the instruments go exactly to the
end of the root and not beyond.
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The most commonly used filling
material is a film, waxy, rubbery compound called Gutta
Percha. Gutta Percha points corresponding to the size of
the clean canal are selected. A sealer cement is used to
seat the Gutta
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