What is Root Canal Treatment (Endodontics)?
Root canal treatment is a form of treatment applied in cases where the pulp is damaged. While in previous years the only solution when faced with diseased soft teeth was extraction, today it is possible to treat these teeth.
- First of all, the tooth is anesthetized for a painless treatment.
- Then, when the decay is cleaned and the pulp of the tooth is reached, the diseased and soft tissue is removed. Nerve and tissue residues are cleared.
- The tooth canal is shaped up to the root tip. If necessary, healing can be accelerated by applying some medications.
- Between sessions, the tooth is covered with temporary filling materials until the tooth heals. After it is understood that the inflammation has stopped reproducing and the inflammation from the root tip has stopped, the inside of the canal is filled with a special filling material, all the way to the root tip.
is filled. - In some cases, these sessions are not necessary at all, and it is possible to complete the root canal treatment in a healthy way in a single session.