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Root Canal Once upon a
time, if you had a tooth with a diseased nerve, you'd probably lose that
tooth. Today, with a special dental procedure called a root canal
therapy you may save that tooth. Inside each tooth is the pulp which
provides nutrients and nerves to the tooth, it runs like a thread down
through the root. When the pulp is diseased or injured, the pulp tissue
dies. If you don't remove it, your tooth gets infected and you could
lose it. After the dentist removes the pulp, the root canal is cleaned
and sealed off to protect it. Then your dentist places a crown over the
tooth to help make it stronger.
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