What is a root canal treatment?

 

Root canal treatment is a process that is applied to repair and rescue very rotten teeth or infected teeth. When the nerve tissue or pulp of a tooth is damaged, it breaks down and the bacteria begin to multiply here. The abscess is a pus-filled sac that forms at the end of the dental roots, causing serious problems with bone loss and pain around the root.

 

Nerve and tooth extracts are taken during canal treatment.

 

The canal of the tooth is cleaned. This can also be done in a single session, but usually takes several sessions. After removing the pulp of the tooth, the canal is washed with water and sodium hypochlorite and measured. The inside of the canal is shaped with various hand tools and rotary tools. Generally, the patient should wait about a week after the canal filling with some special medicines. This is done if an infection is suspected, to remove the infection. The canal is then closed with temporary filling so that saliva and food residues are prevented from entering.

 

In the ongoing sessions, after the sensitivity and infection of the tooth completely disappear, the tooth canal is washed again, cleaned and dried. According to the measurement taken, the channel is filled with a natural thermoplastic latex material called gutta percha.

 

The choice of filling or prosthesis on top is very important in the success of the whole canal treatment.