Endodontics

Can root canal treatment be performed on every tooth?

Inside your teeth is soft tissue called pulp, which contains nerves and blood vessels. When the pulp is unable to heal itself from an injury or disease, root canal treatment can save the tooth and relieve the complaint.

Things like cracks or fractures and deep decay are common causes of pulp damage or pulp death. Often once infected by bacteria, it is easy for the infection to spread to surrounding teeth and tissues.

Your dentist will recommend root canal treatment to save the problem tooth and prevent the problem from spreading to other areas of your mouth.

Can root canal treatment be performed on every tooth?

Compared to natural teeth with pulp, yes, it is dead, but this does not mean that it is a completely dead tooth. They are teeth that have lost their vitality. However, since the surrounding tissues are alive, it continues its continuity in the mouth.

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Today, with the help of developing technology and devices, root canal treatment is not a painful procedure and can save a tooth that may need to be completely extracted.

After the completed root canal treatment, healing begins within a few days. After the procedure, the patient may feel some irritation or pain for the first 24 to 48 hours. Your dentist may prescribe pain medication to manage this pain and soreness. Even during the healing period, daily oral hygiene practices, including brushing and daily flossing, should be continued. You should not chew hard things until the dental crown or filling is in place.

Since you may feel sensitivity and pain in your gums and teeth for a few days after treatment, we should avoid eating hard foods for a few days. We should pay attention to oral hygiene, brush our teeth regularly every day and use dental floss. After the symptoms that occur in the tooth after root canal treatment disappear, veneers, onlays, inlays, etc. restorations should be made as soon as possible to protect the root canal treated tooth.

The lifespan of a root canal tooth depends on your oral health, especially the gums and tissues around the treated tooth. When your gums are healthy and restorations such as onlays, inlays or crowns are made to protect the root canal treated tooth from fracture or cracking, it is possible for your root canal treated tooth to last a lifetime.

Teeth that have had root canal treatment can change color and may be darker than your natural teeth. They tend to look darker and duller than natural, untreated teeth.

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