Endodontics
Endodontics
Endodontics focuses on diagnosing and treating issues related to the dental pulp and root tissues. This specialty involves procedures such as root canals to save teeth affected by decay, infection, or trauma, preserving their function and preventing extraction.
Deals with:
- Treatment of the inside of the tooth (pulp, root canals)
- Focuses on saving infected or damaged teeth
- Procedures include root canal therapy, apicoectomy, and retreatment
There are three common endodontic procedures: pulpectomy(kids root canal) , apicoectomy (to remove any inflamed or infected tissue), and root canals.
This is the most common endodontic procedure and is typically done to save a tooth that would otherwise need to be removed. Root canal treatment is necessary when the pulp, which is the core layer of the tooth, or the canals holding the pulp becomes inflamed or infected. When you have a root canal treatment, damaged or infected dental pulp is removed from inside your tooth. After the pulp is removed, the space is cleaned and disinfected, filled and sealed.
Before having root canal treatment, your dentist may take a series of X-rays of the affected tooth. …
Removing the pulp. …
Cleaning and filling the root canal. …
Sealing and fixing the tooth. …
Adding a crown. …
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