Root Canal Therapy

Signs of a Tooth Infection

• Painful toothache

• Dark discoloration of the tooth

• Sensitivity to temperature

• Tender, swollen gums around the tooth

Root Canal Therapy: Saving Your Tooth

Root canal therapy is a common, minimally invasive procedure designed to restore the health, strength, and appearance of an infected tooth. Despite some misconceptions, it’s a safe, effective treatment that saves your tooth and relieves pain almost immediately. Here’s the process:

1. Decay Removal: Any decay is removed from the tooth.

2. Accessing the Pulp: A small opening is created to access the tooth’s internal structure.

3. Pulp Removal: Infected pulp, including nerves and blood vessels, is removed.

4. Cleaning and Filling: The inside is cleaned and filled with a biocompatible material called gutta-percha.

5. Sealing and Capping: The opening is sealed, and a dental crown is placed on the tooth.

CEREC Dental Crowns: One Visit, One Crown

At Cape Lookout Dental, we use CEREC technology to create and place your dental crown in just one visit—no messy impressions or long wait times required. Here’s how we do it:

1. Digital Impression: After your root canal, we take a digital impression of the tooth.

2. Crown Design: The impression is uploaded to our software, and your dentist designs the crown.

3. Milling: The design is sent to our CEREC milling machine, which sculpts the crown from a block of tooth-colored composite.

4. Crown Placement: In just one hour, your new crown will be ready and placed.

Skip the temporary crowns, multiple visits, and extra costs. At Cape Lookout Dental, we complete both your root canal and crown in one visit!