Saving a Tooth with a Root Canal Procedure

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Saving a Tooth with a Root Canal Procedure
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• Every tooth in a persons mouth is very valuable
  because it serves a function. You need your teeth
  to flash a beautiful smile. You need your teeth
  to be able to eat a variety of food. You need
  your teeth to produce certain sounds during
  speech. You need your teeth to hold your bite and
  maintain the integrity of your facial structures.

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• Your teeth are important because of all the
  reasons mentioned above, and if a tooth is no
  longer restorable through traditional restorative
  fillings and you do not exactly want to resort to
  a tooth extraction, you can get a root canal
  procedure to save it.

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• A root canal procedure is a dental procedure
  that basically saves the tooth so that it can
  still be retained in the mouth. Instead of opting
  to extract the tooth, you are given the option to
  save it and still enjoy its function. The
  procedure renders the tooth dead, but it is
  already rid of infection and then sealed to
  prevent recurrence of disease.

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• The Process
• The root canal procedure is carried out with
  anesthesia. The anesthetic solution is deposited
  locally around the area, to numb the tooth and
  once it is, the tooth is accessed until
  sufficient drop is achieved and the pulp
  chamber on the crown of the tooth has been
  reached.

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• From the chamber, the orifice or holes can be
  seen to signify the location of the pulp canals
  leading into the root area. Through the orifice,
  the pulp is handled so that it can be pulled out
  or extirpated.
• As soon as the pulp has been removed, the tooth
  will be dead.

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• The next steps will involve the cleaning and
  shaping of the canal with the use of files of
  increasing diameter, until sufficient enlargement
  has been achieved and appropriate depth has been
  reached.
• The root canal procedure can be carried out
  manually, but it can also be performed with the
  use of high-tech equipment such as an pulp tester,

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• endo motor for filing, apex locator and
  obturator. Without it, dental treatments can go
  on as it used to and once proper filing has been
  completed, the tooth will be sealed with a
  biocompatible material to fill the void that used
  to be filled by the pulp tissue. This obturation
  process completes the actual root canal
  procedure, but after that a final restoration
  should be given.

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• The Final Restoration after Root Canal
• Since a root canal treated tooth is considered
  dead, it is more brittle compared to other teeth.
  So when deciding on a restorative option, you
  should really consider providing some added
  strength to the remaining tooth structure.

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• Ideally, a normal tooth restoration with
  composite resin is sufficient, but it is only
  acceptable for teeth with much natural tooth
  structure left to support it.
• A root canal treated tooth also discolours as a
  result of the pulp being removed, so if you are
  dealing with a front tooth, a dental crown may be
  more aesthetic.

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• Any tooth that has a broken crown can still be
  saved with a root canal procedure. After the root
  canal, a post can be inserted so that the core of
  the crown can be built and then this tooth can be
  fitted with a crown.

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• To provide the tooth with better strength, an
  indirect inlay or onlay made of porcelain or
  ceramic can be prescribed to the tooth. As a
  stronger option, you can also have a crown over
  this tooth to improve its chances of living
  longer in the mouth.
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