Root Canal Treatment & Its Possibilities

Nerves and veins of tooth can get damaged because of tooth decay and gum infections. Root Canal Therapy is the way to save these type of teeth.

The empty space seen inside the teeth is known as Root Canal. Inside and outside of root canal there is a region called the pulp chamber and it includes nerves and veins, all together constitute a soft area which is called as Dental Pulp. The main job of nerves is to help the teeth to sense hot and cold. If dental pulp gets infected, then inside the pulp chamber, bacteria and other decayed materials will increase and it will cause swelling because of infection in the jawbone which is residing inside the teeth root and surrounding the teeth. There is a chance of spreading the infection surrounding the teeth to adjacent areas of the face.

When Do You Need the Treatment?

• When you sense severe pain while chewing & giving pressure to the teeth.
• Sensing severe pain while having hot and cold.
• When color of the teeth changes, after any breakage or bruise.
• Having abscess and swelling in the gums
• When tooth decay affects the dental pulp.

Treatment Procedures

First the Doctor will take X-ray of the tooth to know the depth and shape of root canal and to know whether jawbone is infected. Then, local anaesthesia will be given to freeze the adjacent areas of the infected tooth. After that a small hole is created from the top of the tooth and all the decayed dental pulp and bacteria are removed and cleaned. Rotary files made with nickel alloy which is exported from abroad is used for this purpose. Rotary files and endomotors are used for cleaning and for giving shape for the root canal.

To clean the root canal area, antiseptic liquids like sodium hypochlorite, chlorhexidine etc are used. Before removing infected nerves, the root canal will be cleaned and make it infection free using Diode Laser. Like this removing all the infections and bacteria, the inside area of your teeth will be filled with gutta-percha and sealant. After that, the hole created in the tooth will be sealed. Then, a crown will be placed above the treated tooth for giving more strength to the tooth. These crowns can be made with metals but for long lasting and for more strength, it is better to use zirconium crowns which don't have any metal substances.

Zirconium crowns are more expensive than ordinary metal crowns. Even if you can start your normal activities the day after root canal treatment, sometimes you may sense pain. The treated tooth should be kept clean.

Possibility of Success in Treatment

Root canals with abnormal shapes, complex branches, several root canals etc are some reasons for the failure of root canal treatment. Means, root canals which are not seen in X-rays and not seen by the doctor will stay uncleaned and may lead to infections in future. The unnoticed cracks in tooth root and entering of bacterias into tooth by the damages caused in the fillings will also lead to the failure of root canal treatment. Studies says that normally 5-10 percentage of root canal treatment fails because of these reasons. If you have a tooth with fully damaged crown because of tooth decay, inflammation in the bones around root, swelling in gums etc. then it is better not to do the root canal procedure. These problems can be solved only by extracting the infected tooth.

Whocan do Root Canal Treatment?

All age groups can do root canal treatment. But need special care when this is done in children. Because there is a huge difference between length, size and morphology of root canals in baby tooth and adult tooth. Sometimes children won't cooperate with this treatment. Conscious sedation is given for these kind of children.

In Pregnancy

Root canal treatment can be done during pregnancy also. But it is safe to do within 3^rd month and 6^th month.

Durability

Durability of the tooth which undergone root canal treatment can be increased by fixing core build-up with a crown above the tooth. But the damage caused to the tooth before root canal and dental hygiene after root canal is the two main factors that will affect the durability.

Treatment Cost

To do a root canal and placing a crown will cost 7500-8000 rupees per tooth. According to the quality of crowns the treatment charges will increase for example zirconium crowns. To extract the tooth and placing a bridge or implant may cost more than this.

We Dentique Dental Clinic in Calicut provides you with the best treatment for root canal with new facilities and all the alternatives for giving the patients the best experience with Dentique.

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Aesthetic Dentistry:Design your Smile!

Aesthetic Dentistry is aiming at providing an attractive look to your teeth and smile. If you need a Smile makeover or smile design for changing the overall look, then Aesthetic dentistry is one of the best way. Aesthetic dentistry will correct your tooth and gum alignment, which has the main role in Beautifying your Smile. The change will make you more confident and increases your self-esteem.

 Dentique provides you different procedures to enhance your Smile.

• ·        Veneering
• ·        Lumineers
• ·        Bonding
• ·        Crown
• ·        Bridges
• ·        Gummy Smile
• ·        Tooth Shaping

Veneering: Veneering or Porcelain Veneers custom made, ultra-thin porcelain shells which are placed in front of the teeth for giving them a better look or appearance and for removing the damages. This procedure can be used in situations where the tooth is broken, or for more whiteness, to give them proper shape & size. For having this treatment, the patient must visit the clinic for 2 to 3 times. First of all the doctor will analyze the patient’s teeth and according to the analysis only the doctor decide which procedure is better suits the teeth. For applying veneering, a little amount of enamel will be removed from the teeth. After the patient’s permanent veneers are crafted, it will be installed into the patients teeth. Veneers last for 10 to 15 years if the patient care their teeth.

Lumineers: Lumineers are unique ultra-thin and translucent material than veneers. Lumineers are used for reshaping your teeth, to make them look straight and more uniform, as well as whiter. When applying Lumineers the tooth reduction is not needed and it last for 20 years. It is a pain free procedure and whiten your teeth permentantly. For lumineers procedure only 2 visit is needed. First for taking the patients mold and second visit for the application.

Bonding: Dental bonding is a procedure in which a tooth-colored resin material is applied and hardened with a special light. Bonding corrects chipped and broken teeth, discolored teeth and in some cases can correct gaps. It is less expensive and easy compared to veneers, but doesn’t last as long and can stain.

Crown: Crown or caps are nothing but permanent caps molded like a real tooth. They are custom crafted and then cemented directly onto your prepared tooth. They are crafted from a variety of materials: metal, ceramic, resin, porcelain or even metal-free ceramics. Crowns are often recommended for patients having large cavities or a severe conditions which threatens the tooth’s health. To provide the patient’s with the crown, the doctors have to grind down a portion of patient’s tooth. After sufficient grinding, the tooth will look like a round peg, and will permanently cement the new crown on top of the peg. 

Bridges: Bridges are recommended in situations where the patient has gum disease, injury, decay or loss of a teeth. These situations should be treated because it can cause your dental health. If a gap in teeth occurs the biting pressure will vary, the adjacent teeth may move to the gap and may cause pain or may infect in some other way. Bridges will close the gaps and secure your teeth from all the other problems that may occur.

Gummy Smile: A beautiful and attractive smile will show only 8-10 upper teeth with no gum above the front teeth. Sometimes, upper gum portion will also be visible, makes one’s smile unattractive. This bulk of tissue can be safely modified in position and shape so that more of the natural enamel and less of gums show when smile.

Tooth Shaping: Tooth shaping needs to reduce some of the enamel from the tooth for reshaping the tooth. It can round up the sharp teeth and reduce length for delivering a pleasing smile. Tooth shaping is a pain less treatment and very inexpensive.

Aesthetic Dentistry is a growing field and it is now reaching to normal people’s life. Today, people are looking everywhere for improving their look. Also they are now started judging others by looking at their physical appearances. Appearance convey several meanings to others, mainly one’s smile can give a person good and bad impression. So make your smile different from others and be different in the society.

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