The short answer to this question is, yes, you can. What’s more, you can even receive a root canal treatment with your braces already on. Let me explain. First of all, the root canal procedure has gotten what some would call a “bad rep”. Ultimately, a root canal is just a special filling that may take a little longer to do than a regular filling. The purpose of this procedure is to eliminate a tooth’s diseased nerve, clean up and disinfect the area affected by it and fill the space with material that feels somewhat like rubber. This is done…