Root Canal Treatment

Root canal or endodontic treatment is a dental procedure done to save the tooth when the pulp of the tooth becomes inflamed or infected.

Endodontists are highly skilled dental specialists in diagnosing and treating tooth pain and performing root canal treatment.

Subjective symptoms

• When you have a toothache that won’t quit.
• When you feel pain in your gums or are your gums swollen around a certain tooth.
• When it hurts during eating or drinking something hot or cold.

Objective symptoms

• When dental X-rays show that the pulp has been damaged by a bacterial infection due to variety of causes: long term dental sensitivity, deep decay, food lodgement in between teeth, faulty crowns, trauma or a crack or chip in the tooth.

• After administering local anesthesia an opening is made through the crown of the tooth.
• All the decayed or infected tooth structure along with the pulp is removed.
• Once the pulp is removed, the root canal is thoroughly cleaned, disinfected, and shaped. This process eliminates the infection and prevents its spread, ultimately saving the tooth from extraction.
• After the cleaning and shaping, the empty root canals are filled with a biocompatible material, usually gutta-percha, to seal off the space and prevent future infection.
• In many cases, a dental crown is placed on top of the treated tooth to restore its strength and functionality.