How will my doctor determine if I need a root canal?

How will my doctor determine if I need a root canal?

Ronald Rosenblatt, DDS (General and Cosmetic Dentistry) gives expert video advice on: Are root canals painful?; Will a root canal permanently save my tooth? and more...

The most common way to determine whether or not you need a root canal is if you have pain. This is usually confirmed with an x-ray. Another reason for needing a root canal maybe because the tooth can't be restored without some augmentation of the size of the tooth. In that case, some type of a post will need to be placed in the nerve chamber and a root canal will be need to be done before this.