Root Canal Treatment

Root canal treatment, a popular dental procedure, is a treatment method applied to save decayed or infected teeth. Root canal treatment is not applied to every tooth decay. If the filling is not sufficient, when there is inflammation, if the tooth decay has progressed or if there is a painful condition, dental root canal treatment may be recommended.

Tooth decay that is not treated in time can deepen and cause inflammation of the nerves in the tooth. This can lead to severe toothache, blackening of the tooth and hot-cold sensitivity.

While the outer part of the tooth has hard enamel tissue, the inner part of the tooth contains a package of vessels and nerves in a cavity extending along the tooth root. This cavity contains tissues called pulp that keep the tooth alive and functional. During root canal treatment, the pulp and nerve in the natural cavity in the hard tissue of the tooth, called the root canal, are removed, then the cavity is cleaned and filled.

The removed dental nerve is not critical to dental health and function, but its removal can prevent severe pain. This nerve is only a sensory nerve that controls the perception of hot and cold.

During root canal treatment, the patient usually does not feel pain. The tooth and surrounding tissues are effectively numbed and the procedure is usually completed within 1 hour. Due to the possibility of expanding root canals with advanced devices and systems, the duration of root canal treatment has shortened and the process has become easier.