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"Endo" is the Greek word for "inside" and "odont" is Greek for "tooth".  Endodontic treatment involves the inside of the tooth.  To understand endodontic treatment, it helps to know something about the anatomy of the tooth.  Inside the tooth, under the white enamel is a hard layer called  dentin, inside the dentin is a soft tissue called the pulp.  The pulp contains blood vessels, nerves and connective tissue, and creates the surrounding hard tissues of the tooth during development.



Reasons for endodontic treatment


Here are a few of the main causes of inner tooth damage:





Large or Deep Fillings - The larger the filling or the deeper it is, relative to the pulp, will increase the chance that root canal therapy will be necessary.

Repeated Dental Procedures - Each time a procedure is done to a tooth, no matter how long ago it was done, will increase the chance that root canal therapy will be necessary.

