Root canal treatment is a very common treatment and basically is a daily treatment.
Root canal treatment consist on treating the pulp which is inside of our teeth. The pulp is a natural tissue that feeds and let our teeth feel stimulus like hot, cold or excessive pressure.
Which are the reasons to do a root canal treatment?
The most common reason to do a root canal treatment is a very advanced dental decay that has destroy all the teeth tissues affecting the dental pulp.
Other causes to do a root canal are important trauma that produce the pulp expose. Also, either a big teeth wear made it by bruxism or genetic factors could produce a weak enamel
and finally produce the pulp expose.
How a root canal treatment is done?
The treatment is done by local anaesthetic. Is necessary to clean all the pulp tissue affected using the latest generation rotatory appliances. This helps to the Dentist to do more pleasant and quicker the treatment. The patients feel absolutely nothing.
Finally, when all the pulp tissue is eliminated and the tooth is properly disinfected, is necessary to feel in the ducts to avoid new infections in the future. Lately the tooth would be reinforced with no metal materials like a fibre post.
Root canal treatment advantages:
The most important advantage is to save the tooth avoiding the extraction. Whenever possible a natural tooth is a better option rather than an artificial tooth.