{"id":128,"date":"2020-05-20T01:14:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T01:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drtetelman.com\/blog\/?p=128"},"modified":"2020-06-03T01:23:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T01:23:14","slug":"getting-to-the-root-of-the-problem-signs-you-may-need-an-emergency-root-canal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drtetelman.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/20\/getting-to-the-root-of-the-problem-signs-you-may-need-an-emergency-root-canal\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to the Root of the Problem: Signs You May Need an Emergency Root Canal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Root canal treatments have an unfairly bad reputation.\nTelevision shows and movies would leave you to believe that they are bloody,\npainful procedures. In reality, root canals are not only painless procedures,\nthey are done specifically to get you out of pain. Root canals are typically\ndone when an infection reaches the inside of a tooth, causing severe pain and\nthe potential breakdown of that tooth. Your New York dentist has a few telltale\nsigns that it\u2019s time to schedule an emergency dental\nappointment<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Time to Call the Dentist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The biggest sign that you may need a root canal is\npersistent, severe pain. If you\u2019ve been waiting for the pain to go away and it\njust won\u2019t give you a break, it can be a sign that the root and interior of a\ntooth have been compromised. This type of pain is often accompanied by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n