Root Canal Treatments

What is Root Canal Treatment?

Root Canal Treatment is a method that is often feared and postponed because it is defined as a painful application among the people.

However, contrary to what is known, thanks to today's modern techniques, 1-2 sessions of treatments that keep the patient's comfort at a high level can be applied.

While delayed dental caries cause complete tooth loss and serious tooth root infections; These conditions can be eliminated with timely root canal treatment.

Root canal treatment; It is a method applied to repair and save decayed or infected teeth.

In root canal treatment, there is a decay that goes down to the living pulp layer in the innermost part of the tooth.

In cases of infection, the number of affected channels plays a decisive role in the form of treatment.

During the application, the pulp in the root canal of the tooth and the tooth nerve are removed, then the removed part is thoroughly cleaned and the gap opened is filled and closed.

If the tooth decays are not treated on time, the decay begins to progress deeper.

Advanced cavities cause inflammation of the dental nerves and, as a result, cause the patient to feel severe pain.

With Root canal treatment, this affected area is removed from the tooth, and this situation eliminates the pain problem in the patient. In addition, the application prevents the problem of abscess formation as a result of infection in the tissues surrounding the tooth.

Treatment Summary

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Operation Time

2 - 3 hours

Recovery Time

1 week

Reservation

1 week

Anesthesia

local

General Dental Treatments

Root canal treatment; It has purposes such as eliminating dental caries and infections, shaping the tooth canals, filling the canals and making the tooth functional again. Therefore, it is very important to maintain dental health.

In Which Situations Is It Applied?

Root canal treatment is generally used to treat cracks in the dentition and deep dental caries.

Basically, the fact that the tooth cannot be treated with other methods is decisive for the application.

In such cases, removal of the pulp prevents the tooth from becoming unrecoverable.

For this reason, root canal treatment is an application that protects dead teeth and prevents the loss of tooth bone structure.

The symptoms observed in cases that require treatment are as follows:

  • Sensitivity especially to hot and cold
  • Face and neck swelling
  • Swelling in the gums
  • Cracked teeth
  • Acne-like scar formation on the gums
  • Pain when chewing and biting
  • Deep bruises
  • Reflected toothaches
  • Dark gums

How Is Root Canal Treatment Performed?

Root canal treatment; It can be applied by a specialist dentist or endodontist. Treatment procedures may differ according to the number of canals affected and the condition of the teeth.

  • In the first step of the treatment, an x-ray is requested from the patient in order to see the root canals clearly and to apply the most appropriate treatment. In this way, the infection status in the bones and the condition of the teeth can be seen.
  • Before the application, local anesthesia is applied to numb the areas near the tooth. Anesthesia may not be required in some cases, but usually anesthesia can be used to relax patients and perform the procedure properly.
  • It is important to properly remove the pulp during treatment. After this stage, the duration of the operation to be performed in the root canal is determined by the dentist.
  • With the help of suitable sized apparatus, the root canals in the region are shaped and cleaned.
  • After the root canal treatment session, which lasts for an average of 45 minutes, the necessary procedures are applied and the tooth is x-rayed again. If the dentist thinks that the treatment is successful, the canals are filled with permanent filling material.
  • In some cases, it may be necessary to wait 4-5 days and see the tooth heal before permanent filling. This is planned according to the patient's dental health and the physician's foresight. In such a case, the area is first filled with temporary filling, and in the next session, permanent filling is applied with healing.

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