RCT
Root Canal Treatment
A root canal is a layman’s term for root canal treatment or endodontic treatment. Root canal treatment is required when the pulp, which contains blood vessels and nerves, inside the tooth gets infected or inflamed. This damage can occur due to decay, trauma, or gum diseases. The procedure involves removing all the infected pulp, cleaning and shaping the system, and filling it with an inert material. The major function of the pulp is during the development of teeth. So as an adult, you don’t require pulp. Root canal treatment helps in stopping the infection from spreading, saving your natural tooth, and freeing you from pain.
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FAQ
Frequently Ask Questions
Do you have
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Lingering sensitivity to hot or cold
If you answered yes to any of the above, you might need a root canal treatment. Please call and get an appointment booked for evaluation.
Removal of the tooth (extraction) is the only alternative to RCT. But it is always better if the tooth can be saved because removing a tooth can cause several problems like teeth shifting in position, bone loss, difficulty in eating, and aesthetic issues. Replacing a lost tooth with bridges or implants is a much more time and investment-intensive procedure than root canal therapy. Also no matter how effective modern tooth replacements like dental implants are - and they are very effective - nothing can be as good as your natural tooth.
Root canal treatment preserve the natural tooth for years and even decades - in most cases, even a lifetime. However proper hygiene and regular checkups are recommended.
Unfortunately, some teeth which are grossly decayed and have very little tooth structure remaining or have severe bone loss can not be saved.
No. Root canal treatment actually removes pain. With modern anesthesia techniques, root canal treatments have become very comfortable.
It usually takes 1 to 2 hrs to complete treatment. One-two sittings are required. At times in complex cases, additional sittings and time may be required.
Brush and floss twice a day. Prevent your teeth from decay by avoiding sticky food and soda. Have regular dental checkups every 6 months. Prevent your teeth from injury by wearing a mouthguard if you are into contact sports.
Patients sometimes experience tooth pain initially but it goes away on taking pain killers and antibiotics. But the tooth still remains infected. This infection keeps on causing bone loss. RCT helps to disinfect the tooth and stop the spread of infection. Many a times the chronic infection and need for root canal treatment are diagnosed through routine clinical examination and x-rays.
