Emergency Treatment

Emergency Pulp Therapy

When decay or injury reaches the nerve, pulp therapy, sometimes called a baby root canal, relieves the pain fast and saves the tooth.

All Dental Emergencies

When Pulp Therapy Is Needed

If a cavity or injury reaches the soft inner pulp, the tooth can ache severely, throb at night, or develop an abscess. Pulp therapy removes the infected tissue, stops the pain, and lets us keep the tooth instead of removing it.

Ends the deep ache

Treating the infected nerve is what stops the throbbing.

Saves the tooth

The tooth stays, protecting the bite and the adult tooth below.

Calm and numb

Fully numbed, kid-paced, with sedation available.

What Happens at the Visit

It sounds intense, but for your child it's a calm, numb, steady visit.

Numb completely

The tooth is fully numbed so there's nothing to feel.

Clean out the pulp

We gently remove the infected tissue inside the tooth.

Seal the tooth

The inside is disinfected and sealed against reinfection.

Protect with a crown

A crown usually goes on top for long-term strength.

Why Saving the Tooth Matters

Keeping a baby tooth until it falls out naturally protects your child's bite and holds space for the adult tooth underneath. And treating the nerve is what genuinely ends the pain, unlike antibiotics or pain relievers, which only quiet it for a while. When a tooth truly can't be saved, we'll discuss a gentle extraction and how to protect the space.

Who Needs It, and How Soon

Children with severe, lingering tooth pain, nighttime throbbing, sensitivity that won't fade, or an abscess are the typical candidates, on baby teeth and young permanent teeth alike. Those symptoms mean the nerve is involved, so call the same day: prompt treatment relieves the pain and gives the tooth its best chance.

The deep ache your child feels has a same-day fix, and it ends with the tooth saved, not lost.

Common questions

Is pulp therapy the same as a root canal?

It is similar but designed for children's teeth, which is why it's often called a baby root canal. We remove only the affected pulp and protect the tooth, usually with a crown.

Will my child be in pain?

No. We fully numb the tooth and keep the visit comfortable, with sedation available. Most children feel relief soon after the infected nerve tissue is treated.