Services Technically advanced cosmetic and general dentistry ROOT CANAL TREATMENT When the nerves and blood vessels of a tooth have been irreparably damaged, rather than extracting the tooth, a dentist may attempt to save it by undertaking Root Canal Therapy. Root canal therapy is designed to correct disorders of the dental pulp - the soft tissue inside the tooth that contains nerves, blood vessels, and connective tissue. Teeth with abscessed, or infected, nerves were once removed with corrective therapy. But now, in 95 percent of these cases of pulpal infection, the natural tooth can be saved through modern endodontic procedures. (Also called pulp specialists, endodontists have undergone specialized training in performing root canal therapy). Click here to return to Services