It is a form of treatment applied in cases where the pulp of the dental nerve, known as root canal treatment, is damaged so that it cannot repair itself. Pulp is the tissue that gives vitality to the tooth from the tooth, which is located in the innermost part of the tooth. Bacteria, usually in broken teeth or deep caries, cause inflammation of the pulp. If the inflamed or damaged nerve is not removed, it causes infection in the tooth and surrounding tissues and the tooth is lost. The pulp tissue should be removed, the canal cavity should be cleaned, shaped and filled with tissue-friendly canal filling materials. These procedures are defined as root canal treatment.
IN WHICH SITUATIONS DO YOU RECOMMEND ROOT TREATMENT?
- Spontaneous pain in the tooth
- Pain that continues to increase at night and does not go away even with painkillers,
- Long-term pain triggered by cold, hot and tooth contact,
- Swelling around the tooth, gum and / or related lymph nodes,
- In case of abscess caused by an infected tooth
HOW MAKE IS ROOT TREATMENT?
- The area of the tooth that causes pain is numbed with a spray.
- Then, painlessly local anesthesia is provided and the tooth is completely anesthetized.
- After the existing decays are cleaned, the infected dental pulp is completely removed and washed with antibacterial liquids.
- After the patient’s pain is gone, the tooth obtained from a special plant (Gütta percha) is filled into the tooth and aesthetic filling material is used on it and the treatment is completed.
