The hard tissues of the teeth contain a connective tissue containing plenty of capillaries and nerve cells, which is responsible for the teeth's functions such as nutrition, defense, repair and sensation. This connective tissue is called "pulp" and the pulp extends along a canal from the visible crown part of the tooth in the mouth to the root tip.
The branch of science that studies diseases of the pulp and periapical tissue surrounding the tooth is called "endodontics". Dentists who have a doctorate or specialization in the field of endodontics after completing their dental education are called "endodontists".
If tooth decay is not treated at the appropriate time, bacteria in the oral environment can progress through the micro tunnels in the dental hard tissues and reach the pulp, causing infection and causing the pulp to lose its vitality over time. If the bacteria that reach the pulp are not cleaned in time, they may spread to the bone surrounding the tooth and form cyst-like lesions called granulomas at the root tip of the problematic tooth. However, due to impact-related reasons such as trauma, the pulp tissue of a healthy tooth may be damaged and lose its vitality over time, turning into a focus of infection. In such cases, the process of cleaning the pulp tissue, bacteria and dead cells that have lost their vitality in order to save the tooth, mechanically shaping the root canal space with special tools, washing it with various solutions for disinfection and sealing it with various biomaterials is called "root canal treatment".
If there is a complaint of severe pain in the problem tooth that starts spontaneously and continues despite taking painkillers, if there is a complaint of throbbing or lightning-like pain that is severe enough to wake you up at night, if there is a complaint of pain that starts as a result of a cold or hot stimulus or contact with the relevant tooth, LONG If there is a complaint of severe pain that continues for a long time, if there is inflammation of the relevant tooth and swelling in the surrounding lymph nodes, if there are symptoms such as discoloration of the relevant tooth as a result of exposure to trauma, the dentist/endodontist may decide to perform root canal treatment as a result of the intra-oral and extra-oral examination. . If the patient has such a complaint, he/she should consult a dentist/endodontist without wasting any time.
&n bsp;Canal treatment is completed in a single session or multiple sessions, depending on the inflammatory status of the tooth. During the root canal treatment process, connective tissue, bacteria and dead cells in the root canal are cleaned. During this process, pain may occur when touching the treated tooth and this process may vary between 2 days and 3 weeks. Depending on the severity of the pain, it may be necessary to use painkillers after treatment. In some cases, swelling, fever, and fatigue may occur along with pain. In such cases, the physician may prescribe antibiotics to the patient if deemed necessary.
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