Dentist James Frizzell, DDS, delivers the full range of oral health care to people in and around Niagara Falls, Ontario, through Frizzell Dental. Among his services, James Frizzell, DDS, helps Niagara Falls patients in need of root canal therapy.

1. James Frizzell DDS

2.  Dentist James Frizzell, DDS, delivers the full range of
oral health care to people in and around Niagara Falls,
Ontario, through Frizzell Dental. Among his services,
James Frizzell, DDS, helps Niagara Falls patients in
need of root canal therapy.
In most cases dentists address tooth cavities, another
name for tooth decay, by drilling away the damaged
tooth structure and replacing it with a filling material.
However, in the event the cavity has gone deep
enough to allow an infection of the “pulp,” the nerve
tissue within the tooth, dentists may recommend a
procedure called a “root canal.”

3.  During root canals, dentists actually excise the
infected nerve tissue inside the tooth. Fortunately,
teeth continue to function normally even after the
pulp has been removed. The reason oral health
experts opt to remove the pulp is to relieve painful
symptoms and prevent infections from escalating
into abscesses, which can spread and endanger
the jaw bone or nearby teeth. Moreover,
abscessed teeth may need to be pulled entirely.
For more information about root canal therapy,
please visit aae.org.