Root Canal Therapy – Get a root canal that doesn’t hurt at all!

What is Root Canal Therapy (RCT)?

Root canal therapy is a procedure that is required to correct disorders of the dental pulp – the soft tissue present inside the tooth that contains nerves, arteries, veins, and lymph vessels. When the teeth’s pulp gets infected or inflamed (abscessed), conducting a root canal therapy is the only way to preserve your tooth and retaining its original integrity.

Some Common Symptoms requiring an RCT:

• Severe, gnawing tooth pain that characteristically increases with the intake of hot liquids

• Pain worsens when you lie down and reduces when you sit up

• Pain persists for a longer time after consuming cold things

• Swelling around the tooth

• Constant tooth pain

• Pain while eating and chewing

• Tooth pain referred to head and ears as well.

What Steps are involved in Root Canal Therapy?

Root Canal Therapy Involves:

Diagnosis - A complete diagnosis including series of tests (only one of which is an x-ray) that relates your chief complaint of pain to a specific tooth requiring treatment.
Access - An access opening is made in the crown of the tooth to gain entrance to the root canal system so that a root canal therapy can be performed.
Instrumentation (Cleaning and Shaping of the root canal space) – The preparation of the root canal space is performed to the end of each root. Files (small, metal wire like instruments) and irrigation regimens are used to remove infected tissue, debris, and bacteria contamination.
Filling the root canal space - This step involves filling the pink colored root canal filling material (gutta percha) along with a sealer cement to seal the canal (s) and prevent future contamination.
Recall checkup – The patients are recalled for initial evaluation 6 months to 1 year after an endodontic procedure is performed to check the healing.
The main goal of the root canal therapy is to create an environment inside the tooth so that the disease can heal and tooth is protected from the problem recurring in the future.
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