Root Canal Treatment
Root canal treatment is the removal of inflamed or damaged nerve tissue inside the tooth, disinfecting the root canals and sealing them with special filling material. This procedure, which aims to save the tooth without extraction, relieves pain and ensures that the tooth remains healthy in the mouth for many years.
What is Endodontics (Root Canal Treatment)?
Endodontic treatment is a branch of treatment that deals with the treatment of decayed or infected teeth and the treatment of related diseases. With endodontics, also known as root canal treatment, the decaying tooth can be cured by treating the nerve endings and cleaning the infection instead of extracting it. In root canal treatment, when the outer part of the tooth called pulp is damaged, it is essential to heal the tooth in a way to protect the inner part of the tooth. The infected or inflamed tissue can thus be healed. At the same time, root canal treatment may also be needed after cases such as cracks and fractures in the tooth. Maintaining the health and function of the tooth is the main goal of endodontics.
What Does Endodontics Do?
Endodontics is a treatment system that focuses on healing damage to the nerves that pass through the dental pulp. Damage to the pulp tissue causes the tooth to erode from the outside and lose its functionality from the inside, causing pain and infection. Damage to the dental pulp increases when the tooth is exposed to food debris and bacteria through leakage from the outside, such as fracture, cracking and decay. Without early intervention, it can lead to tooth loss. These disorders that reach the inner part of the tooth both reduce the life of the tooth and reduce the quality of life of the person. Patients may experience discomfort and sensitivity while eating and chewing.
Dental caries occurs when dental plaque and pulp erode and the infection progresses. In endodontic treatments, the necessary interventions are made to the nerve endings while at the same time the infection in the tooth is treated. Thus, it is ensured that the person can comfortably fulfill the functions of eating, drinking and speaking with their own teeth.
How is Endodontics Performed?
Root canal treatment generally consists of three basic stages. First, X-rays are taken to diagnose the tooth structure and tissue. After that, the pulp tissue infected due to fracture or decay is removed from the tooth under local anesthesia. A cavity is formed in the place of the removed tissue and this cavity is cleaned in a way that does not damage the other tissues of the tooth. By reaching the root canals, the nerve endings of that area are inhibited. The cavity is then filled with a tooth-friendly filling material according to the size of the tooth. After the final X-ray controls, the treatment is completed successfully.
