Root Canal Treatment (Endodontics)
Root canal treatment, vein and nerve package in the center of the tooth; in other words, it is the removal of 'pulp' which is a connective tissue. When the damaged, sick or dying pulp is removed, the remaining space is cleaned, shaped and refilled. With these procedures, the root canal is hermetically filled and the root canal treatment is performed.
WHAT SYMPTOMS OCCUR IN DENTAL TREATMENTS?
Discoloration in teeth,
Extreme sensitivity to cold or heat
Severe pain that starts with cold or heat
Elongation in the relevant tooth
Severe, often throbbing and prolonged pain that can begin spontaneously without any effect
Pain when teeth touch each other when biting while eating
Pain that starts at night and swelling due to abscess related to the tooth
Major loss of material as a result of tooth fracture
CAN I FEEL PAIN WHILE TREATMENT?
Thanks to the local anesthesia applied before the treatment, usually no pain is felt during the canal treatment. In cases where the tooth is extremely sensitive, it is possible to completely eliminate the perceptible sensitivity with special anesthesia techniques to be applied..
HOW MANY SESSIONS DOES THE CHANNEL TREATMENT END?
Root canal treatment can be completed in a single session of 30-60 minutes depending on the size of the problem in the tooth, or it may take several sessions. If the infection in the tooth has spread to the surrounding bone tissues, the procedure may take two or three sessions. However, with current scientific methods, the procedures usually end in a single session.
WHAT HAPPENS IF CANAL TREATMENT IS NOT MADE ?
Pulp, which is the nerve tissue of the tooth, cannot heal itself and the tooth loses its vitality in extremely advanced caries or deep tooth fractures. The tooth that loses its vitality becomes the focus of infection. At this point, root canal treatment should be performed by the physician as soon as possible. If root canal treatment is not applied, the infection can reach the root tip and surrounding tissues. It may cause inflammation in the jawbone surrounding the root of the tooth and cause bone loss in that area. Root canal treatment of teeth that have reached this stage may require longer and more laborious procedures. In neglected cases, up to the loss of the tooth, sad consequences may occur.
