Many patients shiver when they are asked to go for root canal treatment because they misunderstand this treatment procedure. In reality root canal therapy is one of the best treatments possible to save severely damaged teeth and it instantly relieves pain.

ROOT CANAL- Root canal is a soft connective tissue consisting of nerves and blood vessels. One can say that root canal is the living part of the tooth. Root canal can get damaged due to several reasons but the most common cause is cavity. When cavity reaches the inner part of tooth the root canal gets infected with bacteria and gets inflamed and it causes severe pain.




TREATMENT PROCEDURE – Root canal treatment procedure involves several visits. Initially the crown of tooth is removed to get access to inner soft tissue then the infected area is removed and the remaining area is cleaned. After cleaning the empty area caused due to removing of infected area is filled with permanent filler then crown is placed. Most commonly used permanent filler is gutta percha (a rubber compound). During this whole process special attention is given to proper draining of bacteria.

ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT – Well this might not sound good to you but the only safe alternative treatment to root canal therapy is removal of damaged tooth.

Root canal treatment is little bit costly but it works most of the times.
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