Root Canal Treatments

The most common cause of teeth needing a root canal is due to decay that has gone into the central nerve of the tooth. Of course this can be prevented by the timely removal of decay in the early stages and properly restoring the tooth. I have been practicing dentistry for over 40 years, and over the last few years I have seen increasing incidences of teeth needing root canal therapy when there is no restoration, and not even any decay. Most dentists are becoming aware of another causative factor and that is clenching and grinding of the teeth.

Teeth have the worst circulation of any structure in the body. The artery, vein and nerve that go into the tooth have only one entry which is at the end of the root with an opening that is smaller than the sharp end of a pin. The tooth is not fused to the bone but is on a ligament system. When enough force is applied to the top of the tooth, the root is pushed down into the socket pinching on the nerve and blood vessels at the end of the root, this causes the blood vessels in particular to become inflamed or expanded. This would not be a problem in any other place in the body, as we have vessels from many directions to repair the injury. However, with only one small entry point at the end of the root, when the blood vessels here are inflamed, blood does not circulate in and out of the tooth. If the circulation is impaired long enough, the nerve and blood vessels inside the tooth will die and the tooth will need a root canal.

Extreme bite forces usually from clenching and grinding are the main causative factor here. With the extreme stress most people are under in today's world, I am seeing problems related to clenching and grinding at epidemic proportions.

In my opinion, the best way to prevent these problems is to wear a device that helps prevent the teeth from coming together with such extreme force. While there are many devices to help treat this problem, the most effective and affordable device I have seen is GrindReliefN. It is smaller and easier to wear. It has a central power bar which helps exert the most force at the mid-line on the upper and lower front teeth. This creates a nerve stimulus which affects the muscles, causing them to contract with 60% less force.

Sold online and now in some retail outlets; it is the only over the counter device that performs as well, or better than the professional device costing hundreds of dollars. You can feel how it actually works with a simple pencil test. Place a pencil between your back teeth and bite down.  You'll find you can easily bite through the pencil. Now place the same pencil between your upper and lower front teeth at the mid-line and you will find you simply cannot exert nearly as much force.

If you want to avoid root canal therapy and other maladies caused from clenching and grinding, then GrindReliefN is the right device for you. To learn more, visit GrindReliefN.com.