While u were preparing a canal u did a ledge, then u used EDTA with the file, this may lead to:
a- perforation of the strip.
When the nerve of your tooth is infected, a successful root canal treatment allows you to keep your tooth rather than having to extract it. By keeping your natural tooth, you prevent other teeth from losing their alignment and causing problems in the jaw. You also avoid having it replaced by an artificial tooth.
What is root canal treatment?
Root canal therapy, also known as endodontic treatment, involves removing infected, damaged or dead pulp from the tooth. The space inside the hard layers of the tooth is called the channel. The latter is filled with a soft tissue called dental pulp. This tissue contains the nerves and blood vessels that allow the tooth to grow. Bacteria (microbes) that enter your teeth through deep caries, cracks, or damaged fillings can lead to an abscess. It is the infection of the dental pulp which is at the origin of this abscess. In this case, the pulp must be removed. The abscess can cause pain or inflammation. Your dentist can detect the infection from a dental X-ray or by observing other changes on your tooth. If left untreated, the abscess can lead to serious oral health problems.
Who proceeds to the treatment?
Your dentist can perform the root canal treatment himself or recommend that you consult an endodontist. The endodontist is a dentist with a postgraduate degree in endodontics. Endodontics is a specialization of dentistry that studies the treatment of the pulp or nerve.
If your child's primary tooth (dent) is damaged, your dentist may also advise you to consult a specialist in pediatric dentistry. The pediatric dentist has completed at least 2 years of further university education in this area.
What is root canal treatment?
- The dentist performs a local anesthesia.
- To prevent the bacteria in your saliva from coming into contact with your tooth during the treatment, he places a dyke around the tooth.
- It makes a small opening in the tooth to access the canal and the damaged pulp.
- Using precision instruments, he removes the pulp by cleaning and widening the canal.
- Then, it fills and seals the channel.
- Then, he closes the tooth with a temporary or permanent filling.
Restoration of the tooth after the root canal treatment:
After root canal treatment, your tooth needs to be restored to give it, as much as possible, its original function and appearance. If your root canal treatment was done by an endodontist, the endodontist will fill the tooth with a temporary filling and will refer you to your dentist or prosthodontist to restore your tooth. The prosthodontist is a specialist dentist who restores teeth with crowns, bridges, prostheses and implants. Your dentist or specialist will restore your tooth with a permanent seal or a crown. The type of restoration will depend on the strength of the remaining portion of the treated tooth. If it is a posterior tooth, the dentist will probably use a crown because chewing puts a lot of pressure on these teeth. If the remaining portion of the treated tooth is insufficient, your dentist may use a pivot to hold the crown in place.
Points to consider:
Root processing may require 1 or 2 visits. After a root canal treatment, your tooth may remain sensitive for 1 or 2 weeks. If you experience severe pain or swelling, which is NOT common, consult your dentist or endodontist.
The appearance of cavities or gum disease is still possible after root canal treatment. Root treatment does not protect your tooth against other types of conditions. If you observe good dental hygiene and consult your dentist regularly, your tooth could last as long as your other teeth. Most of the time, a tooth that has undergone root canal treatment can be saved. But sometimes all attempts fail and there is no choice but to extract the tooth.
The second root canal:
Although root canal treatment is successful in most cases, a second treatment may be required. The filling material is then removed and the channel is cleaned, restored and closed again.
Root surgery:
Root surgery is sometimes necessary when conventional channel therapy can not be done or failed. Surgery serves to:
- check the end of the canal to make sure there are no breaks (or cracks);
- remove the parts of the canal that could not be cleaned during conventional treatment;
- eliminate an infection that has not healed after conventional treatment.
When the nerve of your tooth is infected, a successful root canal treatment allows you to keep your tooth rather than having to extract it. By keeping your natural tooth, you prevent other teeth from losing their alignment and causing problems in the jaw. You also avoid having it replaced by an artificial tooth.
What is root canal treatment?
Root canal therapy, also known as endodontic treatment, involves removing infected, damaged or dead pulp from the tooth. The space inside the hard layers of the tooth is called the channel. The latter is filled with a soft tissue called dental pulp. This tissue contains the nerves and blood vessels that allow the tooth to grow. Bacteria (microbes) that enter your teeth through deep caries, cracks, or damaged fillings can lead to an abscess. It is the infection of the dental pulp which is at the origin of this abscess. In this case, the pulp must be removed. The abscess can cause pain or inflammation. Your dentist can detect the infection from a dental X-ray or by observing other changes on your tooth. If left untreated, the abscess can lead to serious oral health problems.
Who proceeds to the treatment?
Your dentist can perform the root canal treatment himself or recommend that you consult an endodontist. The endodontist is a dentist with a postgraduate degree in endodontics. Endodontics is a specialization of dentistry that studies the treatment of the pulp or nerve.
If your child's primary tooth (dent) is damaged, your dentist may also advise you to consult a specialist in pediatric dentistry. The pediatric dentist has completed at least 2 years of further university education in this area.
What is root canal treatment?
- The dentist performs a local anesthesia.
- To prevent the bacteria in your saliva from coming into contact with your tooth during the treatment, he places a dyke around the tooth.
- It makes a small opening in the tooth to access the canal and the damaged pulp.
- Using precision instruments, he removes the pulp by cleaning and widening the canal.
- Then, it fills and seals the channel.
- Then, he closes the tooth with a temporary or permanent filling.
Restoration of the tooth after the root canal treatment:
After root canal treatment, your tooth needs to be restored to give it, as much as possible, its original function and appearance. If your root canal treatment was done by an endodontist, the endodontist will fill the tooth with a temporary filling and will refer you to your dentist or prosthodontist to restore your tooth. The prosthodontist is a specialist dentist who restores teeth with crowns, bridges, prostheses and implants. Your dentist or specialist will restore your tooth with a permanent seal or a crown. The type of restoration will depend on the strength of the remaining portion of the treated tooth. If it is a posterior tooth, the dentist will probably use a crown because chewing puts a lot of pressure on these teeth. If the remaining portion of the treated tooth is insufficient, your dentist may use a pivot to hold the crown in place.
Points to consider:
Root processing may require 1 or 2 visits. After a root canal treatment, your tooth may remain sensitive for 1 or 2 weeks. If you experience severe pain or swelling, which is NOT common, consult your dentist or endodontist.
The appearance of cavities or gum disease is still possible after root canal treatment. Root treatment does not protect your tooth against other types of conditions. If you observe good dental hygiene and consult your dentist regularly, your tooth could last as long as your other teeth. Most of the time, a tooth that has undergone root canal treatment can be saved. But sometimes all attempts fail and there is no choice but to extract the tooth.
The second root canal:
Although root canal treatment is successful in most cases, a second treatment may be required. The filling material is then removed and the channel is cleaned, restored and closed again.
Root surgery:
Root surgery is sometimes necessary when conventional channel therapy can not be done or failed. Surgery serves to:
- check the end of the canal to make sure there are no breaks (or cracks);
- remove the parts of the canal that could not be cleaned during conventional treatment;
- eliminate an infection that has not healed after conventional treatment.
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