{"id":444,"date":"2024-02-04T23:35:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T23:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/?p=444"},"modified":"2024-03-04T23:36:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T23:36:01","slug":"busting-3-myths-about-root-canal-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/busting-3-myths-about-root-canal-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Busting 3 Myths About Root Canal Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Root canals are one of the most often-maligned dental treatments, and any dentist will tell you that it\u2019s one of the procedures patients dread more than anything else. They\u2019ll also happily tell you that this reputation certainly isn\u2019t earned\u2014root canals<\/a> are nothing to be scared of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of their reputation may come from some of the myths surrounding their treatment. In the interest of setting the record straight, here are some of the most common myths about root canals along with why you shouldn\u2019t pay them any mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Myth 1: Root Canals are Painful<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the first things that dentists will talk to their patients about when it comes to root canals is that the treatment isn\u2019t nearly as painful as they assume. In fact, your teeth will be numbed completely before the procedure begins, meaning that you can expect your root canal to be entirely painless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myth 2: Root Canals are Only Necessary If You\u2019re in Pain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Usually what brings people to the dentist\u2019s for a root canal is a toothache. Severe tooth pain is typically an indicator of an infection from within the tooth, which root canals are often the best treatment for. However, lack of pain doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that an infection isn\u2019t present. There are situations where an infection can degrade the root pulp to such an extent that you can no longer feel your toothache\u2014while you\u2019ll no longer be in pain, the bacteria in your mouth will be as rampant as ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your dentist tells you that you need a root canal, you should pursue one whether or not your tooth hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myth 3: Tooth Extractions are Easier than Root Canals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Patients sometimes want to skip root canals by just removing the infected tooth entirely, assuming that\u2019s the easier process. However, this isn\u2019t the case. Tooth extractions involve a lot of aftercare, and entail a greater risk of complications than root canals do. Moreover, you\u2019ll have to replace the teeth that you\u2019ve lost, which will incur a greater cost than if you just got a root canal in the first place. For this reason, root canals are by far the easier procedure to handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Our Practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At Advanced Dental Treatment Center, we believe that dental care should be more than just effective\u2014it should be as comfortable as possible. We make it a point to offer our patients incredible dental care from every angle, meaning that no matter what brings you to our office we can guarantee that you\u2019ll be satisfied with what we\u2019re able to provide you. Whether you need a simple checkup or a root canal, you\u2019ll leave our office completely healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have any questions about root canals, we can be reached at our website<\/a> or by phone at (414) 209-7465.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Root canals are one of the most often-maligned dental treatments, and any dentist will tell you that it\u2019s one of the procedures patients dread more than anything else. They\u2019ll also happily tell you that this reputation certainly isn\u2019t earned\u2014root canals are nothing to be scared of. Part of their reputation may come from some of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":446,"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444\/revisions\/446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}