One of the common causes of toothache is inflammation of the nerve of the tooth (pulp tissue). Depending on the irritating agent inflammation can be reversible. However, often in cases where inflammation of the pulp tissue is not reversible and toothache progressively worsens. In such instances, management of toothache is performed through removal inflamed nerve tissue, mechanical and chemical cleaning of canals and sealing with special materials. This is what root canal treatment is comprised of.
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