During this procedure, Dr. Palacio extracts the nerve and pulp. The pulp or pulp chamber is the soft area within the root canal and the tooth’s nerve is found within the root canal.
The presence of the nerve is not crucial in the function of the tooth. The inside of the tooth is cleaned and sealed during this treatment as well.
The reason why it is important to remove the damaged pulp and nerve tissue is that it causes further complications if not. The bacteria will begin to multiply in the pulp chamber.
This can cause an abscessed tooth. An abscess occurs when the infection spreads all the way past the ends of the roots of the tooth.