subject: Endodontic Treatment [print this page] Endodontic therapy or Root canal therapy refers to a series of treatments prescribed for teeth that have been diagnosed with infection such as an abscess, irreversible pulpitis, chronic apical periodontitis, or are necrotic. In other words, an endodontic treatment or root canal treatment refers to the removal of the pulp. Endodontic treatment is a procedure in which inflamed, infected or necrotic nerve and blood vessel tissue are completely eliminated by operating upon the pulp or hollow interior of the tooth. Following the endodontic procedure, the root canals are disinfected, enlarged and sealed to the root tips using a rubbery filling material. The access hole into the tooth is filled with either materials such as silver amalgam, composite resin, porcelain or gold. Endodontic treatment could be done in adult (permanent) or baby teeth. There are certain symptoms that would tell you that you urgently need a root canal treatment.
This includes:
Pain which you might feel when you touch, push, or bite food with teeth