{"id":289,"date":"2018-11-11T04:50:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T04:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/?p=289"},"modified":"2018-12-21T04:52:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T04:52:37","slug":"root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/","title":{"rendered":"When is Root Canal Therapy in Waterbury Necessary?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/root-canal-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"root canal therapy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/root-canal-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/root-canal-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/root-canal-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>If you have a severely damaged or infected tooth, you can save it from an extraction with root canal therapy in Waterbury. Although you have heard they have a bad reputation for being painful, you have nothing to fear. The latest advancements in dentistry now make the treatment no worse than a traditional filling. Your dentist will rehabilitate the health and function of your tooth to allow it to stay in place for several years to come.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>What is a Root Canal?<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/root-canal-therapy.html\">root canal<\/a> is an endodontic procedure that extracts the inner layer of your tooth known as the pulp. While the pulp is necessary when your tooth is still forming, it can survive without it after it is fully developed.<\/p>\n<p>Root canal therapy is one of the most common restorative treatments; however, it is only recommended when there are no other viable treatments to save your tooth. Although you may be tempted to wait to have it done, it is best to have the treatment as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<h2>Do I Need a Root Canal?<\/h2>\n<p>There are some obvious signs that a root canal may be in your future, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lingering pain or sensitivity when the tooth is exposed to hot or cold temperatures.<\/li>\n<li>Pain when placing pressure on the tooth.<\/li>\n<li>Darkening of the tooth.<\/li>\n<li>A pimple-like bump appearing near the gumline.<\/li>\n<li>Swelling or tenderness of the gum tissue near the tooth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even if you have these symptoms it does not necessarily mean you need a root canal. Your dentist performs a comprehensive consultation to ensure it is in your best interest.<\/p>\n<h2>What Can I Expect?<\/h2>\n<p>After a customized treatment plan is created, you are scheduled for your appointment. A local anesthetic is used to numb the area to minimize any discomfort. The areas of decay and damaged are removed before extracting your pulp using special dental tools. Your tooth is then sterilized and sealed using a material called gutta-percha. Now, the health of your tooth has been reinstated; however, it remains susceptible to additional damage.<\/p>\n<p>To protect it from future complications, a custom-made dental crown is placed over it. This also restores its appearance and function. Digital impressions of your tooth are taken to craft a restoration that meets your exact needs. Using all-ceramic materials, it is customized to match your exact size, shape, and color needs. With the right care, your crown can last an average of 10 years before needing to be replaced.<\/p>\n<h2>Save Your Smile Today!<\/h2>\n<p>If you have a damaged tooth, do not have it pulled. Instead, save it with a root canal in Waterbury. The endodontic procedure will reinstate its health and stop your pain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Waterbury Smiles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/about-our-office.html\">Waterbury Smiles<\/a> is committed to improving our patients\u2019 lives through high-quality dental care. Besides preventive services, we also offer restorative treatments to repair damaged teeth. We use the latest methods and technologies to rebuild your teeth. If you need a root canal, we can help. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/contact-us.html\">Contact our office today<\/a> to schedule your consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a severely damaged or infected tooth, you can save it from an extraction with root canal therapy in Waterbury. Although you have heard they have a bad reputation for being painful, you have nothing to fear. The latest advancements in dentistry now make the treatment no worse than a traditional filling. Your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[53],"class_list":["post-289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-restorative-dentistry","tag-root-canal-waterbury"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Save Your Tooth with Root Canal Therapy in Arlington<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Root canal therapy in Waterbury can save a damaged tooth from an extraction. Discover the signs that you may need the treatment.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Save Your Tooth with Root Canal Therapy in Arlington\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Root canal therapy in Waterbury can save a damaged tooth from an extraction. Discover the signs that you may need the treatment.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Waterbury Smiles Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-11-11T04:50:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-12-21T04:52:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/root-canal-2-300x200.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"drmarini\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"drmarini\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/\",\"name\":\"Save Your Tooth with Root Canal Therapy in Arlington\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/root-canal-2-300x200.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-11-11T04:50:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-12-21T04:52:37+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b287573e50720eac1bd63949dd3cca19\"},\"description\":\"Root canal therapy in Waterbury can save a damaged tooth from an extraction. Discover the signs that you may need the treatment.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/root-canal-2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/root-canal-2.jpg\",\"width\":2640,\"height\":1760,\"caption\":\"root canal therapy\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"When is Root Canal Therapy in Waterbury Necessary?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Waterbury Smiles Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b287573e50720eac1bd63949dd3cca19\",\"name\":\"drmarini\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a8ec6ec7d45bd2d92df0aa35e3ed5bde7ce1f82174838f6fa01300ec9ac062fe?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a8ec6ec7d45bd2d92df0aa35e3ed5bde7ce1f82174838f6fa01300ec9ac062fe?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"drmarini\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/author\/drmarini\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Save Your Tooth with Root Canal Therapy in Arlington","description":"Root canal therapy in Waterbury can save a damaged tooth from an extraction. Discover the signs that you may need the treatment.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Save Your Tooth with Root Canal Therapy in Arlington","og_description":"Root canal therapy in Waterbury can save a damaged tooth from an extraction. Discover the signs that you may need the treatment.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/","og_site_name":"Waterbury Smiles Blog","article_published_time":"2018-11-11T04:50:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-12-21T04:52:37+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/root-canal-2-300x200.jpg"}],"author":"drmarini","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"drmarini","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/","url":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/","name":"Save Your Tooth with Root Canal Therapy in Arlington","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/root-canal-2-300x200.jpg","datePublished":"2018-11-11T04:50:21+00:00","dateModified":"2018-12-21T04:52:37+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b287573e50720eac1bd63949dd3cca19"},"description":"Root canal therapy in Waterbury can save a damaged tooth from an extraction. Discover the signs that you may need the treatment.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/root-canal-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/root-canal-2.jpg","width":2640,"height":1760,"caption":"root canal therapy"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/root-canal-therapy-waterbury-3\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"When is Root Canal Therapy in Waterbury Necessary?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/","name":"Waterbury Smiles Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b287573e50720eac1bd63949dd3cca19","name":"drmarini","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a8ec6ec7d45bd2d92df0aa35e3ed5bde7ce1f82174838f6fa01300ec9ac062fe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a8ec6ec7d45bd2d92df0aa35e3ed5bde7ce1f82174838f6fa01300ec9ac062fe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"drmarini"},"url":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/author\/drmarini\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":291,"href":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289\/revisions\/291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waterburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}