A root canal procedure is a treatment aimed at eliminating infection and bacteria from an infected tooth. Our tooth is made up of three layers, enamel dentin, and pulp. The enamel is the outermost and the hardest layer. Below the enamel is dentin, and the innermost layer is the pulp.
The pulp contains the nerve and the blood supply. When the pulp gets infected due to caries and trauma, this causes pain and discomfort.
This pain and discomfort are eased with the help of a root canal treatment.
We are famous for providing the best root canal treatment in Vasai.
What are the signs and symptoms of an infected pulp?
- Pain while biting or chewing
- Pain in the night
- Lingering sensitivity to hot and cold
- Recurrent food impaction in a tooth
- Swelling or inflammation around the tooth
- Pus drainage from a tooth
- Discolouration of a tooth
- A broken or fractured tooth
What is done in a root canal procedure?
- Anaesthesia : The tooth is numbed with the help of local anaesthesia. This would make the patient comfortable during the treatment.
- Access cavity: An opening is drilled to reach the root canal chambers.
- Removal of the pulp: The inflamed pulp is removed from the canals.
- Cleaning and shaping of the canal: The canals are cleaned and shaped well with the help of endodontic instruments. The root canal is then disinfected with the help of medicated solutions.
- Filling of the root canal: The canals are then sealed with the help of biocompatible materials. After that, the tooth is filled with restorative cement and sealed.
- Placement of the crown: The tooth is prepared to receive the crown. The functionality of a tooth increases after the placement of the crown.
Vasai Dental Care and Implant Clinic is known to provide painless Root Canal Treatments to patients.
Is the root canal treatment painful?
Painful root canals are a thing of the past. The modern-day technologies have made root canal treatment painless. We use painless injection techniques and highly precise rotary instruments to perform the treatment. Most of our patients have been satisfied and comfortable during the treatment.
The post-operative pain is easily relieved with the help of medications.
How many visits are required for a root canal treatment?
We value your time and that’s why we perform single visit or two-visit root canal procedures. The time required for one visit could be somewhere between 1.5-2hours.
Dr. Pallavi Taneja and Dr. Ajay Mishra have been performing single visit root canal procedures for more than a decade now.
Why not prefer extraction? It is cheaper and less time-consuming.
Nothing can replace your natural tooth. The root canal treatment does take time, but it preserves your natural tooth and restores its functionality. Whenever you extract a natural tooth, the adjacent teeth also start moving into the space. The alveolar bone that was previously surrounding the tooth undergoes resorption. The lost bone can cause a change in your facial structures and can make your face sag.
Once you get your tooth removed, you would need a replacement for that as well so it’s better to save your natural tooth.
Can you resume work after the Root Canal Treatment?
Yes, you can return to work after the root canal treatment.
Would there be pain after the anaesthesia wears off?
There may or may not be pain after your root canal appointment. If you have pain, you can take analgesics prescribed by your doctor.
What are the instructions to be followed after the Root Canal treatment?
- Reduce or avoid biting from the tooth that has been treated until it has been completely restored.
- Be careful not to bite your cheek or tongue under the effect of the anaesthesia.
- Take medication as prescribed by your dentist.
- Complete the procedure: You may feel relief from pain and other symptoms after the first visit. But your tooth is prone to reinfection till the time the procedure gets completed.
We follow strict sterilization protocols and the latest types of equipment for all our cases. This ensures the longevity of the root canal procedures.
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