How can we help you?
At Middletown Dental, we want you to be an active participant in achieving and maintaining your oral health, and we understand that you may have questions about your treatment. We welcome your questions, and we’ve included answers here to some of the questions we hear most. If you find that your question isn’t answered here, please feel free to contact our office.
Root Canal Therapy
The answer to this question varies significantly with each patient and their specific condition. It can take anywhere from a few days to several months or even years for the nerve to die.
The bottom line is that it may indicate an infection if you feel significant sensitivity or pain in a specific tooth. It's essential to act quickly and get the tooth checked out by your dentist. An infected tooth that goes untreated can damage other surrounding teeth, and the infection can travel to different areas of the body.
When to Call Your Emergency Dentist in Middletown, NJ
A tooth infection can begin with temperature sensitivity. Maybe you get a quick "zing" in your tooth when you drink a hot or cold beverage. Or perhaps you're beginning to feel the pain for more extended periods of time.
This is the best time to contact your dentist and have that tooth checked out. Once your tooth has a full-blown infection, it will cause you constant and severe pain, which you might have avoided by calling your dentist early on.
Your team at Middletown Dental is here for you! If you or a loved one is experiencing dental pain, don't hesitate to contact us at (732) 495-4444.
After you receive root canal treatment on a tooth, that tooth becomes fragile and more brittle than it was before. Our Middletown dentists have to remove the infection and diseased tissue from your tooth during your root canal, which means that your tooth has less natural pulp and structure than it did prior to the root canal.
Post Root Canal Treatment
To strengthen and build up your tooth after your root canal treatment, our dentists will place either a 
permanent dental crown over the tooth or a dental filling inside the tooth. Both treatments will give your natural tooth the support and structure it needs. Once your root canal treatment is complete, your tooth should last for many years to come. You can continue to enjoy all of your favorite foods and drinks, but it’s best to avoid biting down on anything hard such as tough meat, jawbreaker candies, or cubes of ice with your new tooth crown. The tooth crown material is durable, but not indestructible—so it’s best to use your natural teeth for sticky, hard, or crunchy foods.
Schedule With Our Middletown Office
Questions about how to care for your smile after a root canal in Middletown, NJ? Our dental team would be happy to speak with you. Please call us today at (732) 495-4444 to learn more.