{"id":134,"date":"2012-10-23T07:17:06","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T07:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.leslatnerdds.com\/?p=134"},"modified":"2012-10-02T15:18:16","modified_gmt":"2012-10-02T15:18:16","slug":"comfortable-effective-root-canal-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/comfortable-effective-root-canal-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Comfortable, Effective Root Canal Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/dude.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-135\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" title=\"root canal therapy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/dude-281x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/dude-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/dude.jpg 937w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a>Is a severe toothache making it difficult for you to eat? Does drinking hot or cold drinks make you flinch? Have you noticed any swelling in your gums?\r\n\r\nIf you answered yes to any of these questions, you may need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/\">root canal therapy<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Root canal therapy<\/strong> has a reputation for being unpleasant, but with today\u2019s technology and techniques, that doesn\u2019t have to be the case at all, especially when paired with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/sedation-dentistry.html\">sedation dentistry<\/a>.\r\n\r\nAt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/\">Westside Dental Associates<\/a> in <strong>Los Angeles<\/strong>, you\u2019ll find a friendly, experience team ready to help you receive the important care you need to save your tooth, relieve you of your painful symptoms, and improve your oral health.\r\n\r\nThe purpose of <strong>root canal therapy<\/strong> is to help you save your tooth. Because of deep decay or a serious injury, your tooth\u2014and the interior layer in particular\u2014is vulnerable to infection. <strong>Root canal therapy<\/strong>, then, is intended to protect the tooth by removing the vulnerable interior pulp.\r\n\r\nDuring <strong>root canal therapy<\/strong>, the interior of your tooth will be cleaned and filled with an inert substance. Then, to protect your tooth, it will be capped by a crown, protecting it from harm in the future and restoring your smile\u2019s functionality and health.\r\n\r\nIf you\u2019re worried that you might need a <strong>root canal<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/contact.html\">call<\/a> <strong>Westside Dental Associates<\/strong> to schedule a consultation appointment with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/meet-dr-latner.html\">Dr. Latner<\/a>. Our office serves patients from all around the <strong>Los Angeles<\/strong> area.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is a severe toothache making it difficult for you to eat? Does drinking hot or cold drinks make you flinch? Have you noticed any swelling in your gums? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may need root canal therapy. Root canal therapy has a reputation for being unpleasant, but with today\u2019s technology and techniques, that doesn\u2019t have to be the case at all, especially when paired with sedation dentistry. At Westside Dental Associates in Los Angeles, you\u2019ll find a friendly, experience team ready to help you receive the important care you need to save your tooth, relieve you of your painful symptoms, and improve your oral health. The purpose of root [&hellip;] <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/comfortable-effective-root-canal-therapy\/\">(Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[44,27,25,70,18],"class_list":["post-134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-dentistry-2","tag-dr-les-latner","tag-general-dentistry","tag-los-angeles","tag-root-canal-therapy","tag-westside-dental-associates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Comfortable, Effective Root Canal Therapy - Westside Dental Associates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/comfortable-effective-root-canal-therapy\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Comfortable, Effective Root Canal Therapy - Westside Dental Associates\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Is a severe toothache making it difficult for you to eat? 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