Root Canal Treatment
A root canal is treatment for infections in tooth pulp, the innermost layer of your teeth. Endodontists and dentists do about 15 million root canals in the United States every year. Typically, root canals are painless treatments. You can avoid needing a root canal by brushing your teeth after meals, flossing daily and having regular dental checkups.
Root canal treatment can be uncomfortable, mostly when your provider injects anesthesia into your gums and other parts of your mouth. Your provider wants you to be relaxed during treatment, so never hesitate to let them know if something hurts.
It's a common procedure to save our natural tooth.
It's design to eliminate bacteria from the infected root canal and cleaned and disinfected to prevent re-infection of the tooth and finally filled and sealed.
What Happens during root canal?
No need to be worried before your dentist recommend RCT to treat damaged or diseased tooth. Millions of teeth treated and saved each year relieving pain and making teeth healthy again.
When you need root canal?
Badly decayed Tooth
Trauma during sports or accident
Cavity involving pulp
Congenital diseases
Elective purposes
Sensitivity tooth
Nonvital - discoloration tooth
Is a root canal painful?
It's a procedure done under local anesthetics itsn't more painful little discomfort for a few days.
Procedure:
Local anaesthetic
Removing infected pulp
Cleaning the root canal and remove the dead issues
Disinfected and cleaned
GuttaPercha filling done in roots
If needed post and core buildup done
The tooth is ready to receive the dental crown for proper form and function
