What is Root Canal Treatment?
Root canal treatment, also known as endodontic treatment; can be briefly described as cleaning the root canals of a tooth and then filling it with canal filling materials.
The purpose of root canal treatment; to eliminate the infection, to relieve the pain caused by the tooth and to preserve your own natural tooth in the mouth in a healthy way without extraction.
What is Root Canal? Where are the canals located in the tooth?
Root canals are thin canals running inside the tooth roots. These canals are filled with nerves and blood vessels that allow the tooth to feel and feed. If the tooth becomes infected and/or starts to ache, root canal treatment may be required.
Why Does The Tooth Get Inflamed / Infected?
The most common causes of tooth infection are; tooth decay and tooth trauma.
As a result of such reasons, bacteria begin to penetrate the pulp of the tooth (blood vessels and nerves are located in the pulp of the tooth). Afterwards, inflammation and dead tissues occur in the tooth. As long as dead cells and bacteria are not removed, the infection continues to grow.
How Do I Know If I Need Root Canal Treatment?
In the early stages of infection, there may be little or no pain at all. You may begin to feel pain or swelling as the infection grows.
When there are no symptoms, the infection can only be seen by your dentist during the examination. Your dentist; may see a small spot or opening on the gum, which occurs when the infection creates a pathway to exit the bone (to drain). It is possible for your doctor to see the signs of an infection in your teeth with X-ray examinations.
What Are the Signs and Symptoms of a Dental Infection?
The main symptoms of the onset of an infection are mild pain with biting and/or sensitivity to heat and cold that lasts longer than a few seconds.
As the infection progresses, these pains increase in severity, and a tooth abscess may occur, which is observed as swelling of the gums and even the face.
What Are the Treatment Options for a Tooth Infection?
A tooth infection can only be cured with root canal treatment or tooth extraction. The use of antibiotics is just a temporary measure that only paves the way for appropriate treatment of the infection when necessary. Antibiotics do not permanently eliminate the infection. To completely clear the infection; it is essential to eliminate the source of infection with root canal treatment or tooth extraction. Root canal treatment fee will vary depending on the tooth, the region of the tooth and its complication.
What Happens If A Tooth Infection Is Untreated?
When the tooth infection is not treated, even in cases where there is no pain complaint, the bone around the related tooth is affected and bone loss begins. A minor infection that can be easily noticed and treated can turn into an abscess that, if neglected, may require immediate hospital attention.
In order to prevent this, you should not interrupt your regular dental check-ups and should not wait for the treatments that your dentist deems necessary.
How Many Sessions Is Root Canal Treatment Performed?
Depending on various factors, root canal treatment can be completed in a single session or may need to be completed in more than one session.
Is Root Canal Treatment Painful?
Root canal treatment is almost always painless and comfortable. Since the related tooth and area will be anesthetized with local anesthesia, you will not feel any pain during the procedure.
What is the Cost of Root Canal Treatment?
The cost of root canal treatment varies under the influence of many factors; such as the number of existing canals in the tooth, whether the tooth has been treated before, the presence/severity of infection are some of these. The cost of the treatment will be determined after a detailed examination.
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