The only organ / part of the body that can function even after becoming non-vital (losing nerve supply, blood supply and nutrition), or in other words becoming dead is the tooth. And the procedure that makes it all possible is the “ROOT CANAL TREATMENT”.
Root canal treatment is a unique and tooth saving procedure done to
- Remove infection from inside the tooth
- Relieve the patient of pain
- Save the tooth and restore its function
Every tooth has its own nerve and blood supply which lies in a hollow space in the three dimensional centre of the tooth, called as the root canals. The nerve and blood supply of a tooth can get infected due to reasons like decay, injury, cracks etc., resulting in severe pain. In such a case, extraction (removal)l of the tooth is the easiest and simplest way to remove the infection and pain. However, removing a tooth can result in severe loss of functions of the oral cavity.
Root canal treatment basically involves 3 steps
1. Following a local anaesthetic injection, the dentist will remove all the infected nerves and blood vessels from the inside of the tooth using special instruments called files.
2. The dentist would then sterilise / clean the root canals using special irrigating solutions and sometimes even using dental lasers.
3. Finally the dentist would fill the root canals with specialised filling materials, thus ensuring a pain and infection free tooth ready to perform its function.
There is always a fear of pain associated with this procedure and so many patients shy away from getting this unique treatment done finally resulting in loss of tooth, but in the hands of best dentists in Chennai, one can actually experience a hassle free and pain free procedure. DT Smile Care, multispeciality dental centre is among the best dental clinics in Chennai where one can get pain free root canal treatment done.
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