CANAL TREATMENT
The main purpose of dentistry practice is to provide a healthy, natural mouth and tooth structure. The aim of endodontic treatment is to preserve the function of natural teeth. Postponing your treatment puts your chances of saving your tooth at risk. Thanks to modern technology and techniques, root canal treatment is a painless, long-lasting treatment performed in one or 2-3 sessions depending on your health and tooth condition. Making a bridge or implant instead of an extracted tooth takes more time and costs more than root canal treatment.
To understand what root canal treatment means, it is necessary to talk a little about tooth anatomy. Under the white enamel of the tooth and the hard structure called dentin under it, there is the soft tissue called pulp in the center of the tooth longing to the tip op the root. The pulp consists of blood vessels, nerves and connective tissue and provides the formation of the hard tissues surrounding it during the development of the tooth. The pulp attaches from the inside of the tooth to the apex of the roots and to the gingival and bone surrounding the tooth. Even if the pulp of a fully developed tooth is removed, it continues its function in the mouth thanks to the tissues surrounding it.
The purpose of the root canal treatment procedure; cleaning and disinfecting the infected pulp tissue and bacteria in the root canals with mechanical and chemical methods and then filling and closing these areas with materials called gutta percha and sealer. After the root canal treatment, the tooth is restored with a crown or filling. Thus, it is ensured that the natural tooth remains in the mouth
There are many advantages of preserving a natural tooth with root canal treatment:
-Effective chewing
-Normal bite force and sensation
-Natural appearance
-Avoiding extra loading on other teeth
Root canal treatment is not more painful than filling or tooth extraction, as it is performed with anesthesia. Mild or moderate tenderness may occur for the first few days after treatment.
When is root canal treatment needed?
- Pain when chewing and biting
- If there is a dental fistula in the gingiva
- Tooth cracks and fractures
- Discomforts that start with cold or heat and continue for a long time after the stimulus has passed.
- If there is an abscess
- If there is a deep decay that reaches the nerve
If teeth in this condition are left untreated, it can cause severe pain and abscess development.
You can continue your normal life after root canal treatment, but you should not chew until the numbness is completely gone.
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If tooth decay is left untreated, it progresses over time and reaches the nerve of the tooth, causing inflammation of the pulp. Pulp inflammation gradually causes necrosis-death of the pulp over time. Necrosis may also develop as a result of trauma. As a result of rupture, cracking or compression in the vessels entering from the root tip due to sudden trauma, the pulp cannot be nourished and after a while it becomes necrotic. After a certain period of time, microorganisms begin to grow inside the necrotic pulp. Over time, microorganisms affect the tissues around the root, causing inflammation at the root tip. Due to gingival pockets formed in gum diseases, the pulp may be affected through the side channels inside the tooth. In the cases mentioned above, it is not possible to preserve the dental pulp alive. Therefore, root canal treatment is applied.
To prevent you from feeling pain and suffering, numbness is provided in the tooth with appropriate anesthesia. The decay in the tooth is cleaned and the nerve of the tooth is reached. Nerve and tissue residues are cleared. To determine the canal length, an x-ray is taken by placing a canal tool inside your tooth. Under the guidance of the canal length, the canal is shaped up to the root tip. All residues are removed from the environment mechanically and using appropriate chemicals. The inside of the canal and the tooth are closed with temporary filling materials between sessions until full healing occurs. After complete healing, the canal is filled to the tip of the root using appropriate filling materials. Root canal treatment can be completed in a single session or may take several sessions depending on the condition of the tooth.