A Root Canal is a procedure that is conducted to save one’s natural tooth when a tooth is badly decayed and/or infected. Cracks and decay can cause infection in a tooth, resulting in the need for a root canal. Without a root canal treatment, you may be jeopardizing the tissue around the tooth and cause an abscess.

While sometimes no signs or symptoms of infection are present, it is important to note specific symptoms that are paired with needing a root canal:

• Severe tooth pain when chewing or asserting pressure on area
• Sensitivity to hot or cool temperatures
• Swelling and tenderness in surrounding gums
• Drainage of the gums

There are actually two types of tooth extraction. A simple extraction can be carried out if the tooth can be seen above the gum line.
A more complicated procedure is a surgical extraction. This occurs when the tooth is broken or hasn’t come through the gum.

Wisdom teeth don’t normally appear until after all or most of an adult’s teeth have come through and sometimes there just isn’t enough room for any more teeth. This impedes the growth of the wisdom teeth and they can become impacted. 

Impacted wisdom teeth can become infected or even damage the teeth next to them. If this happens then a dentist will recommend that the wisdom teeth are removed. This is often carried out by a surgical procedure, because wisdom teeth are often hard to access or under the gum line.