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When a tooth has a deep cavity that reaches blood and nerve vessels (pulp) of tooth, Root canal treatment is needed to save the tooth.
Here . Infected tooth is cleaned and roots are filled giving it a long life ahead and may require a crown over it .
Root canal treatment are mostly painless today and recommended over the removal of tooth .
During intial consultation, the tooth is assessed clinically and with xrays . Antibiotics may b prescribed if you need root canal treatment.
Our Endodontist perform root canal treatment under local anaesthesia making it totally painless. May need 1 or 2 sittings maximum.
After a week ; a crown or onlay or overlay (if indicated) will b placed on that tooth to give it strength.
When a tooth has a deep cavity that reaches blood and nerve vessels (pulp) of tooth, Root canal treatment is needed to save the tooth.
Healthy tooth never gives pain. When you have pain on biting , with hot food or night pain it means tooth pulp has started to become degenerating .
Thats when inflammation starts and tooth being closed hard structure, pressure created leads to severe toothache .
Childhood trauma on tooth cn also lead to dead pulp resulting in greyish teeth indicating root canal treatment.
Success rate is very high. When u consider this treatment is the only chance to save your tooth , its well worth the time and effort .
Success rates are improved dramatically in past few years due to digital technology of xrays and improved cleaning devices .
Finally success depends on skilled dentist , excellent oral hygiene and a motivated patient.
When the tooth fractures if crown is not placed on root canal treated tooth , it is assessed with xrays , a fibrepost can help to rebuild the lost tooth structure .
If damage is huge it needs to be extracted and replaced with dental implant or dental bridges.
