dead tooth
Nerve-killed dental structure
A dead tooth is one whose nerve and blood supply have died, usually from decay, trauma, or infection.
The tooth may darken to gray or black and eventually cause pain or abscess if untreated.
Dentists call this a non-vital tooth.
Treatment typically involves root canal therapy or extraction: The dentist said my dead tooth needed to come out.
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- root canalInfected pulp removal
- abscessLocalized pus collection
- pulpSoft wet mass
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
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