Chapel Hill, Durham & Raleigh, NC Root Canal Therapy

Historically, teeth with diseased nerves have been removed from the mouth. However, through root canal therapy, most of the diseased tooth can be salvaged. In the majority of cases, the root canal procedure is a simple treatment that takes between one and three visits and involves little to no pain.

With root canal therapy, you have an alternative to tooth removal! If you're experiencing tooth pain and other symptoms of a root canal infection, call our Raleigh, Durham or Chapel Hill dental office to set up a consultation. We look forward to answering your questions about the root canal therapy procedure.

A smart alternative to root canals

Each tooth contains within its walls a strand of "dental pulp" - the substance that supplies the tooth with nerves, nutrients, connective tissue, and blood vessels - that laces downward into the root. If the dental pulp becomes diseased, the pulp dies, cutting off the nutrients and nerve signals the tooth needs to be healthy. If the pulp is left in the tooth, the tooth will become infected and painful, forcing its removal.

Root canal therapy lets the dentist remove the pulp, clean the canal, and seal the tooth, effectively protecting and saving the tooth. After an opening is created through the crown of the tooth into the dental pulp chamber, the pulp is removed. The canal is cleaned out and reshaped and the pulp chamber is filled permanently. The root canal dentist will proceed to place a crown over the saved tooth to strengthen it.

To learn more about the root canal treatment, please contact the practice of Dr. Dinah Vice. We perform root canal therapy at the Sunrise Dental offices in Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Durham.

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Sunrise Dental
Dinah B. Vice, DDS &
Associates

Chapel Hill Office
1801 E Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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Mon, Wed, Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tues, Thurs: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Tel: (919) 929-3996 Fax: (919) 929-7893

Raleigh Office
1009 Spring Forest Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27615
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Mon-Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat Appts Available 8:00am - 2:00pm
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Tel: (919) 878-0055
Fax: (919) 878-0096

Durham Office
8128 Renaissance Pkwy
Suite 203
Durham, NC 27713
(Near Southpoint Mall)
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Mon-Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat Appts Available 8:00am - 2:00pm
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Tel: (919) 493-3355