Root canal
treatment (RCT) – It is a process to save a rotting, painful or sensitive
tooth.
Need OF RCT: - A number of
indications of the need for root
canal treatment may be
1. Feel pain in a sequence of regular beats
2. Sensitivity to hot, cold, sweet and sour foods
3. Infection in the teeth bone
4. Impulsive pain
Root Canal
Treatment
To remove
infected nerve tissue that lies between the root of the tooth. If you do not
remove it, your teeth get infected and you would lose it. The dentist removes
the pulp and cleaned the root canal and sealed off to protect it.
The first step
in a root canal is to obtain access to the nerve. This is accomplished by
establishing a small access opening in the top of the tooth. It will be done
under a local anesthetic.
The length of the root canal is determined and the infected pulp is removed. At
the same visit, the canal where the nerve is located will be reshaped and
prepared to accept a special root canal filling material. The number of visits
necessary to complete your root canal will depend upon several factors
including the number of nerves in the tooth, the infected state of the nerve,
and the complexity of the procedure.
The final step in your root canal will be the sealing of the root canal with a
sterile, plastic material called gutted percha. This is done in order to
prevent possible future infection.
If
treated early, root canal therapy need not be uncomfortable. With the use of
local anesthetics, the entire procedure can be totally painless.
First Your teeth are opened, and then your root canal is cleaned and shaped.
First, your
dentist makes an opening in your tooth and removes any fillings and decay. Then
your dentist removes unhealthy pulp with tiny, flexible, files. Using delicate,
up-and-down motions, your dentist gently cleans and smoothens your canals to
prepare them for the canal-filling materials.
Your root canal
is filled with dental materials such as gutta-percha and may be covered with a
temporary filling.
Filling your
root canals
After the pulp
has been removed from your root canals and they have been smoothened, your root
canals will be filled. Your dentist may fill the canals with tiny cone-shaped
pieces of gutta-percha, a firm, rubber like material, or use another dental
material. Sealer cement is used to seal the filling material into vacant place.
Restoring your
Tooth
Your tooth has been treated fist. After
the treatment of inside teeh, the outside will be restored. To protect your teeth
underlying structures and gives your tooth a healthy appearance, and if your
tooth needs extra support, your dentist may remove some gutta-percha and insert
a post before the filling and crown is applied.
Stainless steel
or other metal is cemented into your root canal to construct up your tooth
after RCT.
During the
filling, typically silver or a tooth-colored dental substance may be used to
fill the opening in the top of your tooth. A crown, generally gold or porcelain
may be used to cover a tooth that has a large opening after root canal treatment.
