Myths about Root Canal Treatment

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Myths about Root Canal Treatment 
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• Root Canal Treatment in Dubai is considered to be
  the most feared dental procedure by many
  patients.
• Survey results show that many people in Dubai
  with a fear of the dentist, base their fears on
  someone elses experiences and what they have
  heard rather than their own experiences.
  Therefore, this inaccurate description and
  unnecessary fear of root canals often prevent
  patients from visiting the Dentist in Abu Dhabi
  and having the care they need. There are
  instances, where patients have gone as far as
  requesting that a tooth is extracted, rather than
  opting for a root canal to save the tooth.

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Myth Root Canal is painful

• Root canal therapy is used to alleviate pain.
  Most people who have root canal treatment admit
  they did not experience any pain during the
  appointment and felt better afterward. Root canal
  therapy is performed to ease the pain and the
  reason that it labelled a painful treatment is
  because of the early treatment methods. Also, if
  the patient is suffering from pain on the day the
  procedure is scheduled, the apprehension and fear
  may heighten the sensations during the procedure.
  Today, with the developments in the latest dental
  technology, root canal treatment is no more
  uncomfortable than having a regular tooth filling.

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Myth A root canal may need several visits until
the procedure is completed

• Normally, a root canal treatment can be completed
  in one to two appointments. However, there are a
  number of factors that determine the number of
  appointment that is required to treat a root
  canal such as the extent of the infection and the
  difficulty of the root canal. The tooth needs to
  be restored after root canal therapy to ensure
  the tooth functions properly. These other
  appointments necessary to completely restore the
  tooth are not a part of the root canal process.

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Myth Root canal therapy makes you ill

• Even though, many studies reveal that that root
  canal therapy can lead to other illnesses and
  health conditions such as heart disease, kidney
  disease, or arthritis, there is not confirmed or
  precise explanation or comprehensive research
  report that can confirm this.

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Myth  Only teeth that hurt can have a root canal
treatment

• Teeth that need root canal treatment are not
  always painful. Most often, it is teeth that were
  already dead that need treatment to prevent the
  tooth from becoming infected.The Dental Surgeon
  in Dubai will examine the tooth that requires
  treatment thoroughly during your checkup.
  Sometimes, the dentist may even discover that a
  tooth has been already dead or in the process of
  dying during a routine dental check. A dead tooth
  can be confirmed by temperature testing,
  percussion testing and using a pulp vitality
  machine.