Endodontic treatment

Endodontic treatment is the treatment of root canals. It is needed when an infection or inflammation occurs in the pulp of the permanent teeth (the soft tissue inside the root canal of the tooth).

Inflammation or infection of the pulp can have various causes:

• untreated and ingrained tooth caries;
• dental injuries;
• tooth cracks or fissures;
• low-quality or old dental restorations (crowns, veneers, etc.).

Caries that are left untreated for a long time allow the infection to spread, thus causing inflammation – pulpit. Then we feel acute pain.

Symptoms indicating the need to treat dental root canals:

• prolonged pain;
• sudden acute pain attacks that may spread to the ear;
• evening or night pain;
• constant rending, pulsing aches.

Untreated dental root canals allow for the spread of infection, then an abscess forms in the bone atop the root. In this case, when biting You feel as if the tooth is raised, sensitive. And if pus leaks through a gum pocket or an open fistula (duct), the pain subsides, but the disease-causing bacteria affect the bone, gradually dissolving it.

In all these cases, endodontic root canal treatment is necessary.

During the treatment, the damaged nerve is removed, the bacteria are cleared out and the canals are filled with a special filling material.

Treated teeth can chew food without difficulty and look aesthetically pleasing.

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