Root canals have a bad reputation for being painful and unnecessary—both of which are false. The treatment is used to relieve pain and cleanse infection from an afflicted tooth. If you have put off receiving the treatment due to finances, fear, or misinformation, now is the time to go back to your dentist and go through with it.
But what will happen if you don’t? If you want to understand the gravity of the situation, continue reading. Here are the progressive stages of what happens after a tooth becomes infected.
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