RCT is a dental procedure that relieves pain caused by an infected or abscessed tooth. During the root canal process, the inflamed pulp is removed. The surfaces inside the tooth are then cleaned and disinfected, and a filling is placed to seal the space. Instead of extracting a poorly damaged or infected tooth, a root canal treatment can be done to restore and save it.
Decades ago, Root canal treatments used to be extremely unpleasant but now it is a painless treatment. Root canal treatment is a treatment sequence for the infected pulp of a tooth that is intended to result in the elimination of infection and the protection of the decontaminated tooth from future microbial invasion.
Root canals, and their associated pulp chamber, are the physical hollows within a tooth that are naturally inhabited by nerve tissue, blood vessels, and other cellular entities. Together, these items constitute the dental pulp.
Endodontics (root canal treatment) is a dental technique used to treat infection in the interior of a tooth. Root canal therapy is not unpleasant and can save a tooth that would otherwise have to be extracted.
Stages of a Root Canal Treatment
Here are the three stages of your root canal treatment
When dental X-rays show that the pulp has been destroyed by a bacterial infection, root canal therapy is required. If bacteria invade the pulp, it may become inflamed, allowing the germs to grow and spread. A pulp infection causes pain when eating or drinking hot or cold food or drink.
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