Root Canal Treatment
Endodontics , also known as root canal treatment, is a dental procedure that is performed when the tooth has been damaged by deep caries, after trauma, or infection. The main objective of endodontics is to avoid having to extract the tooth and eliminate any remaining infection to leave the tooth completely healthy.
Your Desired smile, we always recommend going to the dentist so that this professional can determine if it is necessary to perform an endodontic treatment since, depending on the degree of the injury, they will have to study what the ideal treatment is. In general, the main symptoms that show that it is necessary to carry out this dental treatment are:
Tooth discoloration
Dental hypersensitivity to stimuli that are too cold or too hot
Pain or discomfort when biting or chewing
Swelling of the gums in the area adjacent to the tooth with decay
Broken or chipped tooth
Pain after trauma, fall or blow
Endodontics is one of the most common treatments and one that we carry out the most in our dental clinic in Estepona. During this intervention, the endodontist is responsible for removing the dental pulp that is inside the tooth and that has been affected by cavities, trauma or infections.
In the consultation, small perforations are made in the crown of the tooth (always in areas of little aesthetic compromise), through which the interior of the tooth is accessed, eliminating all the pulp, through a thorough cleaning and disinfection system of all root canals. .
Medication
At this point, the endodontist will assess, depending on the case, the need to place an intracanal medication giving a second appointment to continue with the treatment, or if it is possible to finish it at the same time, this will depend on each patient, diagnosis and previous state of the tooth. . When the professional establishes that the interior of the tooth is ready, we proceed to the sealing phase , in which, using different materials depending on the case (cements, gutta-percha, bioceramic materials…), we seal the ducts as hermetically as possible to prevent bacteria get back into it.
After endodontics you have to know
The tooth is completely desensitized by having removed the nerves that were inside it
Pieces with endodontics can change color to a darker tone in some cases, being necessary to perform an internal whitening of the tooth to return it to its initial color as close as possible.
During the days after the endodontics, it is advisable to avoid chewing foods that are too hard or sticky, such as gum or nuts.
Tooth brushing should be done in a normal way, taking special care when using dental floss in the area of the provisional filling.
Often, Root Canal Removal Odessa have to be performed due to large caries or trauma with great destruction of the crown, so it is usually necessary to make bolts, inlays or covers in most cases.
Remember to always go to review appointments to monitor the evolution of treatment.
At Cenyt Dental we have the most advanced systems in this area, as we are always at the forefront of endodontics. We carry out our treatments in a mechanized way using innovative file systems chosen in a personalized way according to the anatomy and complexity of each case, tonic irrigation activation systems, sealing of ducts with continuous wave thermoplastic technique, which favor the sealing of all spaces root canals in a more reliable and uniform way, always using the latest leading brand materials.
