Root canal treatment is one of the most well-known dental procedures mainly because they have gained a reputation of being painful. They are performed when the nerves and vessels of the teeth get infected due to dental decay.
How does a teeth get infected?
Your teeth has root canals which contains blood vessels and nerves nourishing the teeth. When dental decay is caused due to unhealthy oral hygiene and left untreated, it can progress to infect these blood vessels and nerves causing them to die. Sometimes, this root canal gets filled with pus that causes a lot of pain and makes a visit to the dentist mandatory.
Is the treatment really painful?
With modern anaesthesia, painless root canals aren't a myth any more.
How is a root canal performed?
The procedure usually takes a long time. The dentist will first prescribe you some antibiotics to reduce the pain and infection. After a break of 3-4 days, he/she will then clean up your roots using instruments usually with local anaesthesia. Sometimes, the dentist may directly start with cleaning up your roots. Once this is done, the dentist will then place some sealant material to prevent the tooth from getting reinfected. After this, the tooth is rebuilt using dental material like composite and a cap is placed over the repaired teeth.
It is important that you treat cavities early, to avoid root canal treatments. In case a root canal has to be performed the earlier it is done, the better it is.
According to a study published in the Journal of Endodontics, patients who go through root canal work report similar oral health-related quality of life as people who go through other types of dental work.
Delaying the treatment of root canal might result in potentially serious infections.
No more pain and torture during RCT.
The process is more effective than the age-old root canal procedure that may cause teeth to become brittle and susceptible to fracture over time.
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According to a study published in the Journal of Endodontics, patients who go through root canal work report similar oral health-related quality of life as people who go through other types of dental work.
Delaying the treatment of root canal might result in potentially serious infections.
No more pain and torture during RCT.
The process is more effective than the age-old root canal procedure that may cause teeth to become brittle and susceptible to fracture over time.
Could a root canal be the reason why this man's memory lasts only for 90 minutes?
It is important for a dentist to explain exactly what the situation is, and exactly why he/she thinks you need these treatments
Need to see a periodontist or an endodontist or some other 'ist' that you have never heard before?
What is not so commonly known is that some dental treatments, when not done properly, may be the cause of your gum disease.
Laser to replace painful root canal treatment?
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It is most common in back teeth of lower jaw. With age our gums recede exposing the root surfaces of the teeth.
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