Root Canal Treatment Instruments Used
Endodontic Treatment
Endodontic therapy or ‘Root canal therapy’ refers to a series of treatments prescribed for teeth that have been diagnosed with infection such as an abscess, irreversible pulpitis, chronic apical periodontitis, or are necrotic. In other words, an endodontic treatment or root canal treatment refers to the removal of the pulp. Endodontic treatment is a procedure in which inflamed, infected or necrotic nerve and blood vessel tissue are completely eliminated by operating upon the ‘pulp’ or hollow interior of the tooth. Following the endodontic procedure, the root canals are disinfected, enlarged and sealed to the root tips using a rubbery filling material. The access hole into the tooth is filled with either materials such as silver amalgam, composite resin, porcelain or gold. Endodontic treatment could be done in adult (permanent) or baby teeth. There are certain symptoms that would tell you that you urgently need a root canal treatment. This includes:
- Pain which you might feel when you touch, push, or bite food with teeth
- High receptiveness of the tooth to heat and cold
- Inflammation near the tooth
- Discoloration of the tooth or broken tooth
Advantages of Endodontic treatment
Endodontic treatment or Root canal therapy offers a lot of distinct advantages such as :
- Complete elimination of pain, swelling and numbness that results from swelling
- Removal of microbial infection in future
- Preservation of the affected tooth in the mouth for a longer period of time
Disadvantages & risks
Listed below are some of the disadvantages and risks related with this procedure.
- Occurrence of bruises at the anesthetic injection site
- Post-operative pain
- Files or other instrumentation may get broken inside the tooth
- Certain obstructions may arise which could make it impossible to completely instrument canals (e.g. calcification)
- It would become impossible to complete the root canal treatment due to certain unexpected findings. such as cracks, within the tooth
- There are chances that secondary infections may develop following the root canal treatment Numbness could accompany pain and swelling.
- Fracture of the tooth following endodontic treatment is yet another risk which we cannot rule out.
About the Author
The Mews Dental Studio, http://www.themewsdentalstudio.co.uk is Southampton’s only Specialist dental referral centre specialising in Prosthodontics, Oral Surgery and Practice limited to Endodontics.
NYC endodontist performs a root canal (endodontics) treatment and procedure live. A demonstration
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