What is Root Canal Treatment? How Is It Applied?

Removal of the tissue as a result of damage or inflammation of the dental tissue due to untreated caries, reshaping the root canal, cleaning this area and then filling it with filling materials is called "root canal treatment".

The condition of the tooth requiring root canal treatment is evaluated and it is planned to be completed in one or two sessions. If the tooth is infected, the infection is expected to be completely eradicated. This may require several sessions. Apart from this situation, all canal treatment applications can usually be completed in a single session.

Is Root Canal Treatment a Painful Application?

Before the root canal treatment, the patient does not feel pain because the tooth to be treated is numbed. Sometimes; Numbness problem may be experienced in teeth with a lot of pain or infection. In such cases, teeth are numbed with advanced numbing techniques.
During root canal treatment, the nerve roots of the treated tooth are taken. For this reason, a tooth with root canal treatment is not affected by external factors. During the first few weeks after treatment, there may be little pain and sensitivity to chewing. This is because every tissue in the body needs time to heal.

A tooth with root canal treatment; They never hurt if done with the right treatment planning by specialist dentists. If it hurts, it is likely to be one of the following reasons.

1. Implementation of incomplete treatment protocol
2. Overlooked roots and canals
3. Incomplete disinfection procedures
4. High filling
5. Crowns used to restore a tooth that has undergone root canal treatment