What is Root Canal Treatment / RCT?
Do you have a tooth ache that lasts for several hours? Aggravated pain by taking hot and cold drinks. Swelling in gums around teeth and raised tooth which pains while you eat from that side. These are all signs and symptoms that there is infection in the pulp chamber that may need root canal treatment.
Root Canal space is the term that refers to the natural cavity or space within the center of the tooth. It is made up of the pulp chamber which has blood supply and nerves supplied to each tooth. When the tooth has decayed and infection reaches the pulp chamber it causes a condition known as Pulpitis, it is this condition that we experience sensitivity and pain. When the whole of the pulp chamber is infected, and we experience an increase in pain at night the condition is known as Chronic Irreversible pulpitis. If we still neglect the tooth, then the infection spreads beyond the root canal chamber from the periapical area leading to formation of a periapical abscess or granuloma.
n order to restore the tooth back to function the dead necrotic pulpal debris are cleaned inside root canals with the help of special instruments and root canals are disinfected and filled with inert materials to prevent further infection. This whole procedure of disinfection and treatment of the root canal chamber of teeth is known as Root canal treatment.
A successful root canal treatment followed by restoration saves the tooth from extraction and brings back to its function of chewing food. A crown is later given on RCT treated teeth for its preservation and long life.
At Orthodontic Masters - Dental clinic in Lucknow, we also offer a single sitting root canal using motorized Endo-motor equipment and rotary instruments which cause least pain and are time saving and convenient. With motor driven instruments our dental experts can make the procedure very simple and highly convenient. Strict sterilization protocol is followed during each procedure and aseptic cleaning.
Is Root canal treatment painful?
Root canal treatment procedure is done under local anesthesia, so the patient is comfortable and experiences no pain.
Post treatment, the pain killer medicines are prescribed to relieve discomfort.
As the pulp chamber is cleaned and disinfected there is no nerve supply to the tooth, so it is technically dead without sensations.
