Canal treatment means removing inflamed or dead dental pulp from the root canals, which causes pain, abscess and cyst formation in the teeth, cleaning the resulting space and filling it completely with a tissue-friendly substance that is not harmful to health.
How does the pulp become inflamed?
There are bacteria in the oral cavity of every person. They do not cause harm unless undesirable conditions occur. Bacteria combine with many foods we consume and cause acids to form in our mouth. If we cannot remove these acids from our mouth, these substances will damage the enamel and cause decay in the enamel layer. If the caries that occur in the tooth enamel are not treated, they spread to the dentin layer under the enamel layer. Although the dentin layer warns us through pain, if the resulting caries is not treated, microorganisms move towards the pulp. Meanwhile, the pulp activates various ways to protect itself. One of these ways is to stimulate us through pain. However, if we do not get our teeth treated, after a while, microorganisms will destroy the vessels and nerves in the pulp, causing inflammation. Another way that inflammation occurs in the pulp is trauma. A blow to the tooth may cause the vessels and nerves entering the root of the tooth to rupture, thus causing the tooth to lose its vitality. Adding microorganisms to this situation in any way causes inflammation of the pulp. Another way for the pulp to become infected is the presence of long-term periodontal (gum and surrounding) disease around the tooth.
Stages of root canal treatment. What are it?
Identification of the problematic tooth by taking radiography. If the tooth is alive, local anesthesia is applied to eliminate the sensitivity of the tooth and surrounding tissues. Cleaning the caries in the enamel and dentin layers of the tooth and creating a space to reach the pulp. Determining the working length and radiography using electronic devices Destruction and removal of infected dentin layers and microorganisms in the root canal by using rotary instrument systems. Destruction of microorganisms with various root canal disinfectants when using rotary instrument systems in root canals. When starting root canal treatment, if the tooth is not alive, it is placed in the root canal. Waiting for a certain period of time with a root canal antiseptic and filling the root canals in the next session.
After the root canal treatment, the tooth's connection with the surrounding tissues is cut off, and the aim is to prevent the infection from occurring again and to heal any damage to the surrounding tissues of the tooth.
Following root canal treatment, especially after treatment of living teeth, the tooth may experience excruciating pain for a few days or pain when pressing on the tooth. This is a normal pain that occurs after root canal treatment. It disappears in a short time with some protection of the root canal treated tooth. Today, the success rate of root canal treatments with the correct treatment method is up to 90%.
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