Whenever you hear the term ‘Root Canal’ treatment, a panic starts cropping up in your mind. It is believed that root canal treatments are painful. However, with the advancement of science and technology, today, root canal treatment has nothing to fear, instead it is needed to relieve the toothache and save a damaged tooth.
A root canal treatment also known as endodontic treatment is a dental procedure done by the dentistor endodontist to save a damaged or decayed tooth. Root canal treatment is required if the tooth pulp gets infected and tooth start to ache. When bacteria reaches inside of a tooth pulp due to tooth decay, it causes infection in the pulp and the pulp needs to be cleaned , else the infections may spread to the surrounding tissues causing abscesses and other dental issues.
Symptoms of a tooth that needs a root canal: Pain and swelling are common signs, though in some cases you may not see or feel the symptoms.
The process of root canal treatment:
At Howick Dental Surgery, we provide a customized consultation for root canal treatment. We ensure it is the right treatment and deliver you a painless after effect. The treatment requires one or more visits for the root canal treatment. Our dentists clean the tooth and remove any infected tissue, wash the infected tooth with a sterilizing solution and then seal it up with a filling material, so that it does not get re-infected. Tooth is then filled with permanent filling. However, if your tooth decay is extensive, our dentists may recommend a crown for restoring the tooth. The tooth is capped/crowned so to strengthen the tooth structure which has been weakened by the decay. This process of crowning increases the longevity of the tooth and enable it to bear the heavy biting forces.
As long as you continue to care for your teeth with regular brushing, gum care, and routine check-ups, your root canal treated tooth can potentially last you for several years.
If you experience any sort of tooth pain with swelling of your gums, do call us and visit us right away for an immediate treatment. If you have pain our experienced dentist will help get you out of the pain fast. Don’t delay as the infection can spread to your gums and cause additional damage.
Please take care of your teeth with regular brushing, gum care, and routine check-ups.
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