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Signs that root canal is needed. A root cana requires one or more office visits and can be performed by a dentist or endodontist. An endodontist is a dentist who specialized in the causes, diagnos, prevention, and treatment of diseases and injuries of the human dental pulp or the nerve of the tooth. The choice of which type of dentist to use depends to some degree on the difficulty of the root canal procedure needed in your particular tooth and the general dentist's comform level in working on your tooth. Your dentist will discuss who might be best suited to perform the work in your particular case. The first step in the procedure is to take an X-ray to see the shape of the root canals and determine if there are any signs of infection in a surrounding bone. Your dentist or endodontist will then use local anesthesia to numb the area near the tooth. Anesthesia may not be necessary, since the nerve is dead, but most dentists still anesthetize the area to make the patient more relaxed and at ease. Next, to keep the area dry and free of saliva during treatment, your dentist will place a rubber dam (a sheet of rubber) around the tooth. An access hole will then be drilled into the tooth. The pulp along with bacteria, the decayed nerve tissue and related debris is removed from the tooth. The cleaning out process is accomplished using root canal files. A series of these files of increasing diameter are each subsequently placed into the access hole and worked down the full length of the tooth to scrape and scrub the sides of the root canals. Water or sodium hypochlorite is used periodically to flush away the debris. Embed Asset Override  Once the tooth is thoroughly cleaned, it is sealed. Some dentists like to wait a week before sealing the tooth. For instance, if there is an infection, your dentist may put a medication inside the tooth to clear it up. Others may choose to seal the tooth the same day it is cleaned out. If the root canal is not completed on the same day, a temporary filling is placed in the exterior hole in the tooth to keep out contaminants like saliva and food between appointments.
Signs that root canal is needed. A root cana requires one or more office visits and can be performed by a dentist or endodontist. An endodontist is a dentist who specialized in the causes, diagnos, prevention, and treatment of diseases and injuries of the human dental pulp or the nerve of the tooth. The choice of which type of dentist to use depends to some degree on the difficulty of the root canal procedure needed in your particular tooth and the general dentist's comform level in working on your tooth. Your dentist will discuss who might be best suited to perform the work in your particular case. The first step in the procedure is to take an X-ray to see the shape of the root canals and determine if there are any signs of infection in a surrounding bone. Your dentist or endodontist will then use local anesthesia to numb the area near the tooth. Anesthesia may not be necessary, since the nerve is dead, but most dentists still anesthetize the area to make the patient more relaxed and at ease. Next, to keep the area dry and free of saliva during treatment, your dentist will place a rubber dam (a sheet of rubber) around the tooth. An access hole will then be drilled into the tooth. The pulp along with bacteria, the decayed nerve tissue and related debris is removed from the tooth. The cleaning out process is accomplished using root canal files. A series of these files of increasing diameter are each subsequently placed into the access hole and worked down the full length of the tooth to scrape and scrub the sides of the root canals. Water or sodium hypochlorite is used periodically to flush away the debris. Embed Asset Override  Once the tooth is thoroughly cleaned, it is sealed. Some dentists like to wait a week before sealing the tooth. For instance, if there is an infection, your dentist may put a medication inside the tooth to clear it up. Others may choose to seal the tooth the same day it is cleaned out. If the root canal is not completed on the same day, a temporary filling is placed in the exterior hole in the tooth to keep out contaminants like saliva and food between appointments.
What are the signs that a root canal is needed? What happens during a root canal?

Signs that a root canal is needed. A dentist or endodontist can perform a root canal in one or more office visits. An endodontist is a dentist who specializes in the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of illnesses and injuries to the human dental pulp, also known as the tooth nerve. The sort of dentist to employ is determined in part by the severity of the root canal surgery required in your specific tooth and the general dentist’s level of comfort operating on your tooth. In your specific circumstance, your dentist will explain who would be most suited to undertake the work.

The initial stage in the process is to take an X-ray to examine the form of the root canals and whether there are any symptoms of infection in a nearby bone. The region around the tooth will next be numbed with local anesthetic by your dentist or endodontist. Although anesthesia is not required because the nerve is dead, most dentists anesthetize the region to help the patient feel more calm and at peace.

Your dentist will next place a rubber dam (a sheet of rubber) around the tooth to keep the region dry and free of saliva during treatment.

The tooth will then have an access hole drilled into it. The pulp, germs, rotting nerve tissue, and other debris from the tooth are removed. Root canal files are used to clean out the canal. A series of these files of increasing diameter are then put into the access hole and scraped and scrubbed down the whole length of the tooth the sides of the root canals. The material is flushed away on a regular basis using water or sodium hypochlorite.

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The tooth is sealed once it has been fully cleaned. Some dentists prefer to leave the tooth open for a week before sealing it. If you have an infection, the dentist may inject drugs into your tooth to treat it. On the same day that the tooth is cleaned, some people may desire to seal it. If the root canal is not completed the same day, a temporary filling is put in the tooth’s external hole to keep impurities such as saliva out. and food between appointments.

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