The teeth are organs implanted in the jaw, two bony arches which constitute the jaw. The teeth are made of ivory (or dentin) and covered with a hard white substance (the enamel). Inside the tooth cavity is filled with pulp, which is a fabric made of cells and fibers.
Tooth Decay: What is the treatment?
If decay affects only the enamel or the dentin, the dentist can make a shutter using a composite or an amalgam of money. If the tooth is badly damaged, we must restore it with a crown. As against, if the nerve is reached, the dentist must devitalized tooth because the pulp is now unrecoverable. We must therefore use the root canal.
A cavity that is not treated continues to grow and bacteria will eventually attack the alveolar bone below the root. The result will be a very painful abscess to be treated with antibiotics and then move to root canal or extraction, depending on the state of the tooth.
It may also be a chronic injury, which leads to a small button on the gum. It is not painful, but there is still an infection that can last for years if not treated during a root canal.