Root Canal Treatment

The best teeth are the ones we have. For this reason, the treatment methods applied to save a tooth and keeping it in the mouth are important. Root canal treatment is carried out quickly and easily with today's facilities. Most of the time, even the use of antibiotics is not required during root canal treatment. Root canal treatment; It is a treatment applied when the nerves of the tooth are irreversibly inflamed. Local anesthesia is performed and the patient does not feel any pain during the treatment.

What is Root Canal Treatment?

For an infected tooth or a tooth at risk of infection, the dentist opens the pulp canal and cleans the pulp inside the canal. After the cleaning process, the canal is filled with a special filling material. In the last stage, after the filling process is done on the tooth surface, the root canal treatment is completed.

Does Root Canal Treatment Hurt?

Root canal treatment is the process of removing the pulp in the center of the tooth. The diseased and dead pulp in the related tooth is removed, the remaining space is completely cleaned, and then the root canal is completely closed by filling it again with a special filling material. With root canal treatment, the complete loss of the tooth is prevented. Before root canal treatments were applied, sick teeth were usually extracted in the past. Today, even teeth that are almost lost can be saved with root canal treatment.

How Long Does Root Canal Treatment Take?

Root canal treatment can take up to 30 minutes.

In which situations is root canal therapy applied ?

• In toothache that does not go away with painkillers, increases at night
• In cases where tooth sensitivity is very uncomfortable with the consumption of hot, cold foods and beverages
• If the tooth is infected
• Fistula formation due to infection is among the conditions that require root canal treatment.

How root canal treatment is applied ?

First of all, a hole is made behind the front tooth or in the crown of the molar or premolar teeth. Then the diseased pulp is removed and the root canals are cleaned. This process is popularly known as the removal of painful nerves. Root canal treatment is usually completed in a single session, but sometimes it may require more than one session. In treatments that will last for a few sessions, temporary filling is applied to the hole opened in the crown. Afterwards, the temporary filling is removed and permanent filling is made to the pulp cavity and the canal. The last step is to crown the tooth for a natural look.

Root Root Canal Treatment Prices 2022

Root canal treatment is a common and important treatment used to prevent tooth loss. You can see the current root canal treatment prices determined by the Turkish dentists association on the TDB website.