In the center of the tooth, there is a tissue consisting of vessels and nerves that exist to nourish the tooth and maintain its vitality. This tissue is called pulp. When the pulp tissue becomes infected for various reasons, we need root canal treatment. These reasons include excessive decay in the tooth and infection of the canal, tooth breakage, an old filling leaking from the edges, trauma to the tooth, and infection of the canal due to gum problems. In this sense, endodontic treatments are a form of treatment to save the infected tooth. The pulp is located in a space called the root canal. If the pulp becomes infected, the infection can spread to the tooth's root canal system. This can eventually lead to an abscess. An abscess is an inflamed area where pus collects and can cause swelling in the tissues around the tooth. Abscess symptoms can range from a mild ache to severe pain, and may cause tooth sensitivity or severe pain when you make a chewing motion with your teeth, causing swelling around your tooth and jaw. Sometimes your tooth may appear darker than your other teeth and may develop long-term sensitivity to heat, cold or pressure. All of this means that the nerve inside your tooth is dead or dying. If left untreated, the infection may spread further into your jawbone and your tooth may need to be extracted. For this very reason, root canal treatment is performed to remove an infection and damaged pulp tissue deep within the tooth root. In this way, the progression of infections and tooth loss are prevented.
During root canal treatment, all diseased pulp and nerve tissue of the tooth are removed, and then the infection and bacterial residues in the area are cleaned and filled with permanent compact material. Depending on the degree of material loss in the tooth after root canal treatment, the tooth becomes fragile, especially if it is a molar where most of the biting forces are concentrated, which may make the tooth more prone to fracture. For this reason, a tooth undergoing root canal treatment may need an inlay, onlay or crown instead of a composite filling.
What is the treatment duration?
The duration of root canal treatment varies from patient to patient. While the treatment is sometimes completed in one session, sometimes it may take several sessions. What determines this period is the degree of infection of the tooth, the c. It is the state of whether it has lost its vitality or not and the infection has spread to the surrounding tissues.
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