Your dentist or endodontist is the
one who can ease your tooth pain. An endodontist is a dentist who has
additional specializes in treating tooth pain. The tooth has two parts, the
crown, and the root. The crown has an outer part called the enamel, and an inner part called the dentin. Just below the dentin,
there is a chamber called the pulp chamber. Generally, when the pulp chamber is
infected or inflamed, endodontics or root canal therapy is performed by an
endodontist in the dental clinic. The licensed endodontist removes the infected
pulp and seals the tooth. Visit this page for more
information about root canal or endodontic treatment.
In the dental pulp, there are nerves
and blood vessels. When the pulp is not exposed to microbial agents, it does
not need to be treated with root canal treatment, but if caries passes through
the enamel and reach the dentin, in these cases, the teeth are sensitive to
cold and hot. So, the end of the root becomes inflamed, and if left untreated,
it can cause nerve damage. When the so-called tooth dies, and the end of the
root begins to be infected with the abscess. In this case, surgical endodontics
or endodontics is required.
When Should We Refer to the
Endodontic Office?
Surgical endodontics is only needed
when a person with soft tissue in the center of the tooth, called the pulp, is
infected. In this case, a radiograph of the decayed tooth should be taken to
diagnose decayed tooth decay. Symptoms of a tooth infection in the mouth
include:
1- Toothache when eating hot or cold food or
drink
2- Pain when biting or chewing
3- Tooth loosening and blackening as the
infection progresses
These symptoms often lead to the
death of the tooth. So, the infection spreads to the root canal of the tooth,
causing further annoying pain. The endodontist usually performs endodontics
within one or two sessions. Due to the difficulty of treatment and the contamination
of the dental canals, the medications prescribed by the specialist in
endodontics must be used, and one additional treatment session is required.
The Procedures of Endodontic
The emergency endodontist removes
the decayed part of the tooth after examining and taking radiographs and using
anesthetics to control the pain during treatment. Then, the endodontist opens
the dentin to access the pulp and nerve. The endodontist specialist will remove
the infected pulp.
Depending on how many canals or
nerve pathways a tooth has, the number of endodontic sessions varies from 1 to
3. For 2 and 1 canal teeth, 1 to 2 sessions are usually required, and for
three-channel teeth, three sessions are usually required. The endodontist opens
the access path with the turbine milling mill. With the help of the file or
manually, the emergency endodontist removes the nerve from the tooth. At this
time, the exact length of the root is determined with the help of a radiograph
in the endodontic office. So in the next sessions, the dental canal is filled
with substances called gutta-percha.
After receiving the endodontic
services, observing dental hygiene can be very effective in prolonging the life
of the tooth. However, it is important to note that if any tooth needs root
canal treatment or endodontics, it should be performed immediately on the
target tooth because it will have better results for longer life.
