Since root canal treatment is often seen as a painful procedure, most patients tend to delay the treatment process. However, thanks to modern techniques, root canals can be treated relatively painlessly and comfortably after one or two sessions.
Contrary to popular belief, patients do not feel pain during root canal treatment. In cases where pain is felt, it can be said that this pain is caused by an infection in the region. The aim of root canal treatment is to eliminate the pain that bothers the patients.
Treatment; It starts with an effective numbing of the teeth and surrounding tissues and the session is completed in an average of 45 minutes. Delaying the treatment process of patients may cause infection in the tissues of the root of the tooth. This can lead to bone and tooth loss.
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Root canal treatment, also known as endodontic treatment, refers to removing the damaged or infected pulp (pulp) of a tooth, disinfecting the tooth, and then closing it with a filling. The pulp, located in the innermost part of the tooth, can be thought of as a soft core. In the pulp extending to the root tip of the teeth; nerves, blood vessels, and connective tissue. In cases where the tooth is cracked as a result of any impact or a deep decay occurs, bacteria enter the pulp and begin to multiply there. If this condition is left untreated, bacteria can cause a serious infection or tooth abscess, leading to bone or tooth loss with pulp death. In such a case, a root canal treatment is applied to the cracked or decayed tooth, and the tooth is saved.
At the beginning of the conditions that require root canal treatment are deep caries and cracks in the dental bone. In cases where the tooth is damaged too much to heal, the pulp part is removed to protect the tooth. Therefore, the biggest advantage of root canal treatment is to save the dead tooth and not to lose the bone structure of the tooth. Some symptoms of conditions that require root canal treatment can be listed as follows: