{"id":1071,"date":"2018-07-11T19:31:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T19:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/blog\/?p=1071"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:13:27","slug":"what-is-a-root-canal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/blog\/what-is-a-root-canal\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Root Canal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/What-is-a-Root-Canal.png\" alt=\"Root canal by Los Angeles Dentist\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1072\" title=\"Root canal by Los Angeles Dentist\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/What-is-a-Root-Canal.png 400w, https:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/What-is-a-Root-Canal-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever had a large cavity, cracked tooth, or severe toothache, you might have heard our <a href=\"http:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/\"><strong>Los Angeles dentist<\/strong><\/a>  talk about getting a root canal.<\/p>\n<p>Getting a root canal is just as comfortable as having any other type of basic dental work done \u2014 whether it\u2019s a crown or a filling \u2014 thanks to modern numbing medication (local anesthesia), high-tech equipment, and options for sedation dentistry (like laughing gas.) <\/p>\n<p>In fact, when you get a <a href=\"http:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/root-canals.html\"><strong>root canal<\/strong><\/a> at Crystal Dental, we make it our goal to minimize any discomfort.  <\/p>\n<h2>What Happens During Endodontic Treatment<\/h2>\n<p>During a root canal, the tooth is numbed and opened up (usually through the area of decay) so that the nerve inside of the tooth\u2019s inner chamber can be accessed. Next, our <a href=\"http:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/contact.html\"><strong>Los Angeles dentist<\/strong><\/a> removes the dying or infected nerve and cleans the surfaces of the hollow canal. Finally, a filling material is placed down into the canal, all the way to the tips of the roots.<\/p>\n<p>This entire process eliminates bacteria from inside of the tooth and prevents it from becoming re-infected. As a result, the remaining tooth structure can remain stable for several more years. <\/p>\n<p>After getting a root canal, you\u2019ll also need to have a crown made and placed over your tooth. Because endodontically teeth are no longer \u201calive,\u201d they can chip and wear down faster than others. A crown prevents that from happening. <\/p>\n<p>Think you may need a root canal or want a second opinion? Call Crystal Dental Centers to schedule a consultation today at <a href=\"tel:2137488448\"><strong>213.748.8448<\/strong><\/a> or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crystaldentalcenters.com\/\"><strong>www.CrystalDentalCenters.com<\/strong><\/a> to learn more.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever had a large cavity, cracked tooth, or severe toothache, you might have heard our Los Angeles dentist talk about getting a root canal. Getting a root canal&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,190],"tags":[59,137],"class_list":{"0":"post-1071","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blog","7":"category-restorative-dentistry","8":"tag-los-angeles-dentist","9":"tag-root-canals-los-angeles"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1071"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1078,"href":"https:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1071\/revisions\/1078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crystaldentalcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}