Root Canal Treatment
A root canal is a treatment used to repair and save a tooth that is badly decayed or becomes infected. During a root canal procedure, the nerve and pulp are removed, and the inside of the tooth is cleaned and sealed. Without treatment, the tissue surrounding the tooth will become infected, and abscesses may form. “Root canal” is the term used to describe the natural cavity within the centre of the tooth. The pulp, or pulp chamber, is the soft area within the root canal. The tooth’s nerve lies within the root canal.
What are the Indications of RCT?
- • Decayed tooth
- • Painful tooth
- • A non-vital or dead tooth
- • Trauma exposing the pulp
- • Grossly attrition tooth
- • Intentional RCT
Benefits of RCT
- When root canal treatment is done, the excruciating pain you constantly experience will completely go away.
- Because the root canal involves scraping the entire army of bacteria causing the infection, the spread of infection is prevented.
- A root canal also halts the formation of abscesses in your infected tooth.
- Unlike removing a tooth, a root canal will leave you with a natural biting force and sensation. A few days after the treatment, chewing, biting, etc. will go back to normal.
- Chewing becomes efficient since the root canal saves the tooth and does not remove it.
- The root canal also protects other teeth from the strain.
