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Dental Check-up
What is a Dental Check-up and Why you need dental checkup regularly?
A dental check-up is a procedure to check your teeth, gums and mouth using clinical examination tools and X-ray. The check-up also correlates your past dental history medical history with your present condition.
A regular 6-month Dental check-up is necessary to maintain good oral health and helps in detection of any dental cavities/decay, diseases and disorders in the oral cavity.
What is Root canal treatment?
Root canal treatment is also called endodontic treatment and is performed to treat severely infected or decayed tooth by removing the infected pulp and replacing it with root filling. The dental pulp is the centre-most part of the tooth that contains blood vessels, nerves and connective tissue. This procedure is performed when the tooth cannot be saved by a tooth filling. It helps relieving tooth pain and infection and restores normal tooth function.
When is root canal treatment recommended?
The above issues when ignored can lead to spread of infection, tooth pain and tooth loss.
Benefits of getting Root canal treatment:
What to expect during a Root canal treatment
Steps of Root Canal Treatment:
1. Diagnosis by clinical and radiographic examination: The dentist performs thorough clinical examination along with analyses of signs and symptoms experienced by the patient. X-rays are taken to determine the extent of decay and structure/condition of the root canals.
2. Local anaesthsia: Before starting the procedure, local anaesthesia is administered to ensure a painless experience.
3. Isolation of tooth: in few cases, the tooth that to be treated is isolated using dental dam. Isolation is done to ensure that the area is dry and free from contamination from saliva.
4. Access opening and Removal of the pulp tissue: The endodontist or dentist creates a small opening in the crown of the tooth with the help of dental drill. This access is created to remove the infected pulp present in the crown and root of the of the tooth. The infected pulp from the crown and tooth root canals is removed using dental files/endodontic instruments.
5. Cleaning, shaping and disinfecting the Root canals: The root canals are disinfected and shaped using a combination of rotary files, hand files and irrigation solutions and anti-microbial solutions. This process ensures the removal of bacteria, dead tissue and any remaining pulp tissue remnants.
6. Filling the sealing the root canal: After cleaning and shaping the root canals, the canals are filled and sealed with a bio-compatible material called as Gutta-Percha. This filling prevents any kind of reinfection.
7. Temporary filling: The access opening is filled and sealed using a temporary tooth-filling material before placing the final restoration or permanent crown.
8. Crown placement: Before placing the crown, an impression or measurement of the tooth is taken using impression material. The impression or the measurement is sent to the lab for permanent crown manufacturing. The crown is recommended to protect the tooth from fracture and maintain its strength against chewing forces.
Post Root Canal Treatment instructions:
Duration of Root Canal Treatment:
Single sitting:
In most cases, root canal treatment can be completed in a single sitting that takes about 1-2 hours in total.
Multiple sitting:
In complex cases such as severe infection or calcified root canals or bone resorption, it can take multiple sittings (2-5 sittings) to disinfect the root canals and complete the procedure.
Cost of Root Canal Treatment:
FAQ’s of Root Canal Treatment :
With proper care and a crown, the treated tooth can last a lifetime.
Persistent toothache, sensitivity to hot or cold, swelling, and discoloration are common signs.
The only alternative is tooth extraction, which may require costly replacements like implants or bridges.
