RCT-ROOT CANAL TREATMENT
Root canal treatment is an important dental procedure that can help save a tooth from extraction. There are many clinical reasons for needing root canal treatment, but there are also countless practical reasons why saving the natural tooth is a wise choice. Saving the natural tooth with root canal treatment has many advantages.
Why would I need a root canal?
You may need a root canal if bacteria inside your mouth invade the pulp inside your tooth and cause inflammation (pulpitis). Your tooth pulp may come under bacterial attack if:
- You have a deep cavity that needs treatment.
- You have a crack and damage , and bacteria from plaque infects your tooth pulp.
- What are signs I may need a root canal?
- If you have an infected tooth, you may need root canal treatment to clear out the infection. You can have infected teeth without symptoms. When you have symptoms, they may include:
- Tooth pain that doesn’t go away. Lots of things make your teeth hurt. But pain that’s deep in a tooth or that spreads to your jaw, face or other teeth may mean you have an infection.
- Pressure hurts. If your tooth hurts when you eat or touch it, it may mean something damaged the nerves around your tooth pulp.
- Swollen gums. If you have an infected tooth, your gums may swell or feel tender.
- Pimple on your gums. Infected teeth can create pimples or boils on your gums that ooze smelly pus.
- Swollen jaw. Your jaw may swell from pus that doesn’t drain away from your infected tooth.
- Discolored tooth. Tooth pulp infection keeps blood from getting to your tooth. That leads to discoloration of your tooth
- Loose tooth. Pus from infected tooth pulp can soften the bones supporting your tooth, making your tooth feel loose.
