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Painless Root Canal Treatment

Root canal treatment often brings up frightening pictures in your mind.

However, with recent advances in dentistry, root canal treatment has not only become painless, but also requires fewer visits at the dentist. In some cases, a Root Canal can be treated in one sitting.

Indications for root canal treatments can be:

If left unattended the decay in the tooth spreads to the inner layers of the tooth, affects the nerve and then breaks open the bony wall surrounding the tip of the root. Pus accumulates and the tooth becomes painful and tender to touch. In case of teeth that have suffered traumatic injury; the force of the impact itself sometimes damages the nerve of the involved tooth. As a result, the nerve gets infected resulting in severe pain. In such cases a root canal treatment is advised.

How? The Procedure

If the relevant nerve is still vital, the dentist anesthetizes the surrounding areas. The decayed part of the tooth is removed.

Then an access into the nerve chamber is prepared , using special drills. The inner tissue is cleaned out thoroughly by using root canal files. At this time the root canal is widened to accommodate root canal filling material. The root canals are also soused with special medication to make them completely germ free.

After filing of the root canal is completed the tooth is restored using strong materials like silver, composite, etc. to is original shape. The tooth is then capped. Material used for crowning are metal, procelain acrylic, or combinations.

The outcome

The root canal treatment is now complete. The internal healing takes places within 15-21 days and the tooth becomes as good as a healthy new tooth.

The tooth can be treated as a normal tooth while chewing etc. Maintenance of oral hygiene is also important. Root canal treatment , if property done, is a permanent treatment. In certain cases, it can be completed in one sitting. Otherwise, it is may take 2 or 3 sittings only. Capping / Crowning is mandatory to ensure the best results.

More information

Root canal on wikipedia

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