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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Root
canal treatment can be done during pregnancy also. But it is safe to
do within 3rd month and 6th month.
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.
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.
Mail id: dentiquecalicut@gmail.com
