This procedure saves your natural tooth that may be causing pain, swelling, or infection from a deep cavity, previous restorative procedures, or trauma.   By removing the pulp (dental nerve) and filling the remaining pulp space accurately with a filling material, your tooth can be saved.  Previous root canal treatment that may have failed due to reinfection, recurrent decay, trauma, or procedural problems can be retreated or surgically repaired instead of being removed (extracted).  Saving your natural tooth with a root canal prevents having the tooth extracted, replaced by a bridge, partial denture, or an implant.  Keeping your tooth using the training and experience of a Board Certified Endodontist and his Staff is predictable and has a high degree of success.