3 Answers to your questions about Root Canals and Endodontic Dentistry
1. What is Endodontics, also known as Root Canal?
Endodontic treatment is a way to preserve the tooth in the mouth in a functional form so that it does not have to be extracted. When the tooth is abscessed the only two options that are available to the patient are either to have the tooth removed or to have a root canal procedure (endodontics) done on the tooth. What we do in that process is to take out the infected material, usually the nerve along with that, and clean up the root canals. Then we fill the canals and seal them up. Then the tooth remains functional in the mouth.
2. Why is Root Canal necessary?
It is necessary in order to preserve the dentition in the mouth. If you start taking teeth out of here and there as they are infected or abscessed then you get migration sometimes some teeth with drift backwards, some teeth will drift forward, some teeth will drift down or up as the case may be. So that in order to preserve the integrity of the bite and the integrity of the teeth in the mouth, it is best to save and preserve what is in the mouth, the way that is in the mouth and that is done through root canal.
Most people come in when they have a pain or when they have an ache, they do not wait and wait and wait, hoping that it will go away until they are swollen and so inflamed that it gets very difficult. When that happens it is not possible to achieve or complete anesthesia. But if you are patient enough and if you wait for the anesthetic to go to work and if you have other adjuncts to use such as oral sedatives, nitrous oxide, you can get the patient very comfortable. In the rare instance, when we just can not get the patient comfortable, we will do what we call initiation, in order words we will just give him enough to medicate the tooth enough so that two three weeks down the road when the patient comes back, then we can go ahead and get the patient comfortable much easier and the inflammation will be under control and then we can complete the procedure.
The three most critical steps to having a lifetime of healthy teeth.
1. Brush your teeth after every meal, at least three times a day. Floss at least once a day.
2. Eat a well-balanced diet. Good nutrition helps you maintain healthy teeth.
3. Have your teeth examined and cleaned every six months, more if you have gum disease or other conditions that place you at greater risk of oral health problems.
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