#shorts Why do I need a root canal?

An animated video of why a tooth may need a root canal and what the root canal procedure entails. A cavity can reach the nerve chamber of a tooth. Once it is inside the nerve space the bacteria from the cavity will kill the nerve inside of the tooth, it can then spread to the jawbone and cause an abscess. To treat this situation, your dentist or endodontist will perform a root canal on the tooth. They will drill into the nerve space of the tooth and remove all of the dead nerve tissue with endodontic files. Once the tooth is thoroughly clean inside, the root canal space will be filled with a material called gutta percha. Afterwards, your dentist will cover the tooth with a dental crown to protect it.

If you'd like to learn more about root canals, I highly recommend the book "Pathways of the Pulp". https://amzn.to/3Zgc2XL

Animation by Boleslaw Sobczyk   / apkidlafirm  

Thank you very much for watching!

Any questions? Please leave a comment below, Dr. Rich will answer you !!

Do you have a dental question? Please visit https://www.verynicesmile.com/askdrrich
to send me your questions.

Very Nice Smile merch is now available

   / @verynicesmiledental  


As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Crest Anticavity toothpaste https://amzn.to/3AoiOR6

Binicare Portable Water Flosser https://amzn.to/3aHhMD0

GUM interproximal Brush https://amzn.to/3FPxMBm

Glide Dental Floss https://amzn.to/3vga8c5

Colgate Optic White Toothpaste https://amzn.to/3DVwnbh

Colgate Soft Toothbrush https://amzn.to/2X4DSw3

GUM Tongue Cleaner Brush and Scraper https://amzn.to/3l15TfS

Oral Hygiene Products

Fairywill P80 electric toothbrush https://amzn.to/3uwHNwb

Fairywill D7 Electric Toothbrush https://amzn.to/3aBqPpm

Temparin Max Repair Kit https://amzn.to/3tvqtYS

Waterpik Water Flosser https://amzn.to/3a36FV1

OralB Pro 1000 Electric Toothbrush https://amzn.to/3qGtmEG

Phillips Sonicare Toothbrush https://amzn.to/3lUfgOw

Vertex toothbrushes 4 pack https://amzn.to/2SMswqD

Vertex toothbrushes 2 pack https://amzn.to/3dixtB7

Colgate Wave compact head 6 pack https://amzn.to/3jSFjDY

Colgate Wave ZigZag https://amzn.to/33T5kgZ

Superfloss https://amzn.to/36VXmFw

DenTek flossers https://amzn.to/36Vx9qD

Access Flosser https://amzn.to/3nHpfqO

Floss Threaders https://amzn.to/3diGfz7

Dental Tweezers https://amzn.to/2MsRgEN

Glide Floss https://amzn.to/34Im8WU

Proxabrush refills https://amzn.to/3lEN2pO

Oral B Interdental Brush https://amzn.to/2GV0kiT

Listerine https://amzn.to/3jVDg1O

ACT Fluoride Rinse https://amzn.to/34We710

Fluoride Paste https://amzn.to/3dlOvOT

Gum Soft Picks https://amzn.to/2SVYpxa

Gum Proxabrush GoBetweens https://amzn.to/3dsakvU

Ice Bag https://amzn.to/3szoYrT

Reusable Cold Packs https://amzn.to/3qWGh5E

Video Equipment I use

Canon M50 with kit lens https://amzn.to/2SK8Q6O

Neewer 660 Lights https://amzn.to/34OqVX9

Boya BYM1 Lav Mic https://amzn.to/33QG0YQ

Dell Precision M4800 Laptop https://amzn.to/34MlWGs

Canon 100mm Macro Lens https://amzn.to/2InOhv6

Canon Macro Ring Light https://amzn.to/2SOZ5Ek

Canon Rebel T7 https://amzn.to/2SMNPIL

Parrot Teleprompter https://amzn.to/3dJSJzO

Glide Gear Teleprompter https://amzn.to/2FO2BMw

GoPro Hero 7 Black https://amzn.to/3cafehW

Canon EFM 32mm f1.4 Lens https://amzn.to/3vHl0PS



If you’d like to schedule a consultation with me

Please visit my website at

https://verynicesmile.com/

On social media please visit,

  / verynicesmiledental  

  / verynicesmiledental  

Also check out my bagpiping channel,

The Bagpiping Dentist    / @thebagpipingdentist  


MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: All content in this video and description including: infor­ma­tion, opinions, con­tent, ref­er­ences and links is for infor­ma­tional pur­poses only. The Author does not pro­vide any dental advice on the Site. Access­ing, viewing, read­ing or oth­er­wise using this content does NOT cre­ate a dentistpatient rela­tion­ship between you and it’s author. Pro­vid­ing per­sonal or med­ical infor­ma­tion to the Principal author does not cre­ate a dentistpatient rela­tion­ship between you and the Principal author or authors. Noth­ing con­tained in this video or it’s description is intended to estab­lish a dentistpatient rela­tion­ship, to replace the ser­vices of a trained dentist or health care pro­fes­sional, or oth­er­wise to be a sub­sti­tute for pro­fes­sional dental advice, diag­no­sis, or treatment. You should con­sult a licensed dentist or appropriatelycredentialed health care worker in your com­mu­nity in all mat­ters relat­ing to your dental health.