Have you recently gone in for your routine dental checkup, only to hear those dreaded words, “You need a root canal”? This simple phrase is usually enough to strike fear into the heart of even the toughest people! Thankfully, with modern dentistry, this procedure is a thousand times easier than it once was. But even with that reassurance, you may be wondering why you need root canal treatment in Huntsville in the first place and how you can prevent this problem in the future. In this article, a dentist who specializes in root canals (also called an endodontist) explains what the root of the problem is!