Root canal treatment, also known as endodontic treatment, is a dental
procedure in which the diseased or damaged core (pulp) of a tooth is
removed and the inside areas (the pulp chamber and root canals) are
filled with a special filling material and sealed. Once the tooth is
sufficiently cleaned out and as sterile as possible, the root canal system is sealed off. The nerve of the tooth gets damaged
due to many reasons. One of the main causes is cavity in the tooth
that grows deeper and touches the nerve. Since the cavity is filled
with bacteria, the root canal gets inflamed and causes pain. Other
reasons that may damage the teeth are accidental cracks or infection
from gums reaching to the base of roots. In such cases, root canal treatments can easily stabilise the position.
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There
are two ways to get relief from the pain: perform the root canal therapy, or pull the tooth, clean the gum below, and
replace the tooth with a denture or bridge. We advise removing teeth
as a last resort natural teeth are the ones best suited for the
mouth.
Reason
For Root Canal Treatment:
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This
treatment is recommended when the pulp is infected by bacteria or any
other diseases. The most common cause of pulp damage is a deep cavity
or a fracture that exposes it to bacteria and other pathogens. This
leads to mild problems like swelling, fever, pus formation to severe
problems like erosion of the bone under the tooth. It also allows
bacteria to enter into the bloodstream and cause infection in other
parts of the body. For years, teeth with diseased or injured pulps
were removed to prevent or to treat the consequences mentioned above.
Today, root canal
treatment has given dentists a safe way to save teeth.
Root
canal treatment has three steps:
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Access opening: This is the first step where an opening is created in
order to reach the infected pulp area using a dental drill. After the
access is gained, the infected contents of the pulp chamber are
carefully removed using special instruments. An anterior tooth has
only one root where as a posterior tooth may have more than three
root
canals. There fore it is necessary to remove the infected pulp
from all the root canals present in a single tooth.
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Biomechanical preparation: In this step the hollow space which once
contained the infected pulp is cleaned and shaped. Cleaning is
usually done with the help of antiseptic medicinal liquids and thin
dental files. These files are moved along the surface of the root
canal making it large and smooth. This procedure not only removes
traces of bacteria from the root canal, but also makes the root canal
more receptive to the filling that is to follow.
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Obturation: Once the canals have been cleaned with the files, the
canals are filled with a special filling material. The purpose of
this filling material is to seal the canals and prevent future
infections inside the tooth. After the canals have been filled, the
tooth is covered by a crown. This protects the now fragile tooth from
fracture. It is important that the crown be placed soon after the
root canal is finished otherwise once the tooth fractures, saving the
tooth becomes near impossible.
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