Root canal treatment (endodontics) is a dental procedure to remove inflamed or infected pulp on the inside of the tooth, which is then carefully cleaned and disinfected then filled and sealed.
This is problematic because a cracked or chipped tooth has lost its outer layer ... increasing the likelihood for more treatment, such as a root canal or crown, Lenz Galbreath explained.
Quinonez alleges she cracked her upper left lateral incisor—the tooth to ... what’s known as a root fracture. She says in the lawsuit that she needed immediate medical treatment when the ...