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Title: Saving a Tooth with a Root Canal Procedure


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Saving a Tooth with a Root Canal Procedure
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  • Every tooth in a persons mouth is very valuable
    because it serves a function. You need your teeth
    to flash a beautiful smile. You need your teeth
    to be able to eat a variety of food. You need
    your teeth to produce certain sounds during
    speech. You need your teeth to hold your bite and
    maintain the integrity of your facial structures.

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  • Your teeth are important because of all the
    reasons mentioned above, and if a tooth is no
    longer restorable through traditional restorative
    fillings and you do not exactly want to resort to
    a tooth extraction, you can get a root canal
    procedure to save it.

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  • A root canal procedure is a dental procedure
    that basically saves the tooth so that it can
    still be retained in the mouth. Instead of opting
    to extract the tooth, you are given the option to
    save it and still enjoy its function. The
    procedure renders the tooth dead, but it is
    already rid of infection and then sealed to
    prevent recurrence of disease.

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  • The Process
  • The root canal procedure is carried out with
    anesthesia. The anesthetic solution is deposited
    locally around the area, to numb the tooth and
    once it is, the tooth is accessed until
    sufficient drop is achieved and the pulp
    chamber on the crown of the tooth has been
    reached.

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  • From the chamber, the orifice or holes can be
    seen to signify the location of the pulp canals
    leading into the root area. Through the orifice,
    the pulp is handled so that it can be pulled out
    or extirpated.
  • As soon as the pulp has been removed, the tooth
    will be dead.

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  • The next steps will involve the cleaning and
    shaping of the canal with the use of files of
    increasing diameter, until sufficient enlargement
    has been achieved and appropriate depth has been
    reached.
  • The root canal procedure can be carried out
    manually, but it can also be performed with the
    use of high-tech equipment such as an pulp tester,

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  • endo motor for filing, apex locator and
    obturator. Without it, dental treatments can go
    on as it used to and once proper filing has been
    completed, the tooth will be sealed with a
    biocompatible material to fill the void that used
    to be filled by the pulp tissue. This obturation
    process completes the actual root canal
    procedure, but after that a final restoration
    should be given.

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  • The Final Restoration after Root Canal
  • Since a root canal treated tooth is considered
    dead, it is more brittle compared to other teeth.
    So when deciding on a restorative option, you
    should really consider providing some added
    strength to the remaining tooth structure.

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  • Ideally, a normal tooth restoration with
    composite resin is sufficient, but it is only
    acceptable for teeth with much natural tooth
    structure left to support it.
  • A root canal treated tooth also discolours as a
    result of the pulp being removed, so if you are
    dealing with a front tooth, a dental crown may be
    more aesthetic.

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  • Any tooth that has a broken crown can still be
    saved with a root canal procedure. After the root
    canal, a post can be inserted so that the core of
    the crown can be built and then this tooth can be
    fitted with a crown.

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  • To provide the tooth with better strength, an
    indirect inlay or onlay made of porcelain or
    ceramic can be prescribed to the tooth. As a
    stronger option, you can also have a crown over
    this tooth to improve its chances of living
    longer in the mouth.
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