{"id":369,"date":"2023-06-13T10:06:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T10:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/?p=369"},"modified":"2023-06-13T10:06:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T10:06:54","slug":"are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Root Canals Painful? The Unfiltered Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A root canal (an endodontic procedure) is an oral surgery intended to save a tooth by removing an infection from the inside and preventing reinfection. This treatment will help preserve your natural tooth, ease your pain, and restore the health of your teeth. To get help from a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalcenterofhollywood.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hollywood, Florida dentist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, read on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>When is a Root Canal Necessary?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>You will require a root canal if you have a chipped or broken tooth, severe decay from an unfilled cavity, or problems with an old filling. The following are signs that you could require root canal treatment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sensitivity of the teeth, especially to cold and hot sensations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Severe discomfort when chewing or biting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gums have bumps or pimple-like bumps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gum discoloration or severe decay<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bruised or sore gums<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A tooth with chips or cracks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A cavity-ridden tooth<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How Lengthy Are Root Canal Procedures?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A root canal procedure typically takes thirty to sixty minutes, while more complicated cases may require 90 minutes or longer. Usually, the operation takes place across one or two appointments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How Are Root Canals Done?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dentist or endodontist will take an x-ray of your teeth before performing a root canal to see if the treatment is feasible and to check for the spread of the infection to other areas. The affected gum will then be numbed with a tiny amount of numbing agent before receiving a local anesthetic injection from your dentist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your dentist will make a little hole in the top of the tooth after your tooth has been made completely numb in order to access the afflicted pulp. Your dentist will remove the blood vessels, sensitive nerves, and bacteria from this pulp before meticulously cleaning all of the canals in the tooth. Afterward, your dentist will apply an antibiotic coating to the region to clean it and stop re-infection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your dentist will finish the operation by sealing and filling your tooth once the canals have been cleaned and disinfected. They may also recommend oral antibiotics and over-the-counter painkillers to prevent post-root canal pain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Is it Painful?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because dentists utilize local anesthesia during root canal procedures, you will not experience any pain. Prior to receiving treatment, the tooth itself is where the discomfort from root canal procedures originates. The truth is that the discomfort goes away when the infection is treated. The idea that root canals hurt is untrue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should not experience any pain throughout your root canal procedure, even if anesthesia is not utilized. To be on the side of caution, the dentists numb the tooth with anesthesia to ward off any potential pain. During the treatment, you can feel a little tugging at your tooth, but nothing more.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A root canal (an endodontic procedure) is an oral surgery intended to save a tooth by removing an<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":370,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Are Root Canals Painful? The Unfiltered Truth - Essential Health Goals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Are Root Canals Painful? The Unfiltered Truth - Essential Health Goals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A root canal (an endodontic procedure) is an oral surgery intended to save a tooth by removing an\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Essential Health Goals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-06-13T10:06:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/s2-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"540\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Clare Louise\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Clare Louise\" \/>\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\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Clare Louise\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#\/schema\/person\/82609ad685cef99b9fd642e1fe54df76\"},\"headline\":\"Are Root Canals Painful? The Unfiltered Truth\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-13T10:06:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-13T10:06:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/\"},\"wordCount\":452,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/s2-2.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Health\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/\",\"name\":\"Are Root Canals Painful? The Unfiltered Truth - Essential Health Goals\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/s2-2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-13T10:06:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-13T10:06:54+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/s2-2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/s2-2.jpg\",\"width\":960,\"height\":540},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Are Root Canals Painful? The Unfiltered Truth\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/\",\"name\":\"Essential Health Goals\",\"description\":\"Health Blog\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Essential Health Goals\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cropped-Essential-Health-Goals-e1642656126861.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cropped-Essential-Health-Goals-e1642656126861.png\",\"width\":256,\"height\":91,\"caption\":\"Essential Health Goals\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#\/schema\/person\/82609ad685cef99b9fd642e1fe54df76\",\"name\":\"Clare Louise\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8f70bf135dcc13d6fcb1e19a666664f0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8f70bf135dcc13d6fcb1e19a666664f0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Clare Louise\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/author\/clare-louise\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Are Root Canals Painful? The Unfiltered Truth - Essential Health Goals","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:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Are Root Canals Painful? The Unfiltered Truth - Essential Health Goals","og_description":"A root canal (an endodontic procedure) is an oral surgery intended to save a tooth by removing an","og_url":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/","og_site_name":"Essential Health Goals","article_published_time":"2023-06-13T10:06:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":960,"height":540,"url":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/s2-2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Clare Louise","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Clare Louise","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/"},"author":{"name":"Clare Louise","@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#\/schema\/person\/82609ad685cef99b9fd642e1fe54df76"},"headline":"Are Root Canals Painful? The Unfiltered Truth","datePublished":"2023-06-13T10:06:54+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-13T10:06:54+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/"},"wordCount":452,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/s2-2.jpg","articleSection":["Health"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/","url":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/","name":"Are Root Canals Painful? The Unfiltered Truth - Essential Health Goals","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/s2-2.jpg","datePublished":"2023-06-13T10:06:54+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-13T10:06:54+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/s2-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/s2-2.jpg","width":960,"height":540},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/are-root-canals-painful-the-unfiltered-truth\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Are Root Canals Painful? The Unfiltered Truth"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/","name":"Essential Health Goals","description":"Health Blog","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#organization","name":"Essential Health Goals","url":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cropped-Essential-Health-Goals-e1642656126861.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cropped-Essential-Health-Goals-e1642656126861.png","width":256,"height":91,"caption":"Essential Health Goals"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#\/schema\/person\/82609ad685cef99b9fd642e1fe54df76","name":"Clare Louise","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8f70bf135dcc13d6fcb1e19a666664f0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8f70bf135dcc13d6fcb1e19a666664f0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Clare Louise"},"url":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/author\/clare-louise\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentialhealthgoals.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}