|
What
is Root Canal?
Prior to recent advances in medicine, damage to the core
of a tooth usually meant its quick removal. The modern solution
is a root canal, known in the dental community as endodontic
treatment. This procedure usually involves a single visit to
the dentist. A root canal procedure cleans, shapes, sterilizes, and
refills the interior of the tooth, thereby preventing serious pain and permanent
damage to decayed or fractured teeth.
A root canal is usually performed on a cracked tooth or a
tooth with a deep interior cavity. If a root canal is not
performed, bacteria is able to enter the core of the tooth
(the pulp) and cause inflamation of the nerve, tissue, and blood
vessels in the tooth's canal. If left untreated, the nerve dies. The diseased
tooth may become extremely sensitive to heat and cold, may
throb, or even cause infection in the jawbone (an abscess).
The Root Canal Procedure
During the treatment portion of a root canal,
the decayed tooth is first anesthetized. Access is made through
the crown of the tooth, down into the pulp. Dr. Kamel
uses tiny metal instruments to extract the remaining pulp from the
tooth, and thoroughly cleans and sterilizes the canal. The nerve
canal is twisted. Dr. Kamel uses advanced
nickle-titanium files/instruments to remove the difficult-to-reach
pulp. Once cleaned out, the canal is re-shaped to allow Dr. Kamel
to easily fill the interior of the tooth. The canal is filled with
a rubberized inert material that helps prevent future infection.
A cerec crown can be done during the same visit in most circumstances
to lower the number of visits.
A post core procedure to rebuild
the anatomical structure of the tooth is administred,
to serve as the supporting structure for a permanent
prosthetic crown. After that, the dental crown
is fitted on the tooth to permanently seal it.
Through these procedures we are able to provide
the best available long term solution to the injured
tooth. At Dr. Kamel's office, all these can
be prepared and completed during one visit.
|
Home 
