Dr Akhil Agarwal, behind CMS Cambridge School, Vardan Khand, Sector 1, Gomti Nagar Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Root Canal Treatment in Lucknow
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.
In 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.
When is RCT done?
- Inflamed Teeth
- Abscess formation or pus discharge around gums
- Re-Treatment of previously treated teeth
- Surgical Apicoectomy
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.
Root Canal Treatment - Key Points
When should I go for Root canal treatment?
How many sittings are required in Root canal treatment?
How many sittings are required in Root canal treatment?
Continuous pain, discomfort, swelling of gums spreading in jaw are symptoms that a tooth is infected.
Extreme dental pain that wakes you in midnight and increases on lying down are all indications of irreversible chronic pulpitis or pulpal infection. These all indicate that a tooth is badly infected and needs Root canal treatment.
How many sittings are required in Root canal treatment?
How many sittings are required in Root canal treatment?
How many sittings are required in Root canal treatment?
Time involved in root canal treatment depends upon the severity of infection and the teeth involved.
Single rooted tooth with no periapical lesions can be treated in a Single sitting.
While multiple rooted teeth with periapical lesions require more sittings for pain and infection removal.
The skill of your treating dental surgeon doctor also decides the treatment time. We at our Dental clinic in Lucknow use motorized instruments for efficient results and time saving.
Can Antibiotics treat my tooth pain?
How many sittings are required in Root canal treatment?
Can Antibiotics treat my tooth pain?
Antibiotics can lower the infection and relieve pain for some time, but long-term use of antibiotics should be avoided instead it leads to antibiotic resistance.
So, patients should refrain from self-medication with antibiotics and take dental consultation for root canal treatment.
Root Canal Treatment in Lucknow
Risks Associated with Root canal treatment?
Risks Associated with Root canal treatment?
Risks Associated with Root canal treatment?
As with any procedure some risks are associated with RCT but in expert hands these are minimal.
- The most common is separation of root canal file instrument inside the canal of teeth. The risk is more in patients with curved canals or calcified canals.
- Tooth Fracture- If the RCT treated teeth is not given crown then sometimes the masticatory forces can cause fracture of RCT treated teeth.
Cost of Root canal Treatment?
Risks Associated with Root canal treatment?
Risks Associated with Root canal treatment?
It depends upon various factors like:
- Tooth involved anterior or posterior tooth
- Complexity of case like curved canals or calcified canals
- Periapical pathology around root apex
- Retreatment cases
- Single sitting root canal or multiple sitting
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