A root canal is a treatment to repair and save a badly damaged or infected tooth instead of remov…
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A root canal is a treatment to repair and save a badly damaged or infected tooth instead of removing it. The term "root canal" comes from cleaning of the canals inside a tooth's root. A root canal treatment has three stages: Extirpation: The initial clean-up to keep the bacterial infection at bay Instrumentation: A deep cleaning and thorough medication Obturation: The process of filling the root canal