Specialized dentists who work in the area of Endodontics are called Endodontists. “ENDO” meaning inside and “ODONT” meaning the tooth.
This branch deals with the soft tissue present inside of the teeth called the pulp. In cases of teeth which are especially difficult to diagnose or to treat are referred to an endodontist specialist.
What Includes Endodontic Therapy ?
Endodontic therapy includes Root canal treatment or RCTs done in infected tooth pulp.
- Any Periapical infection,
- Tooth with positive tender on percussion or
- Grossly decayed tooth can undergo Endodontic therapy.
The aim is to remove all the necrotic pulp tissues from the inside of the tooth and replace it with rubber like biocompatible material to re-establish the whole form of the tooth. The whole procedure is done under local anesthesia so that the patient has no pain during the therapy. It takes around 3 appointments for completing the whole procedure on average but can even be done in a single sitting appointment as long as the tooth has no pain.
What is there for your children in Endodontic therapy ?
Complaints of children with injuries namely due to sports, accidents like falling from heights or blow to the mouth affects not only the soft tissues and the surrounding areas but also to the tooth and it’s pulp. Thus such casualties need proper monitoring and treatment. This is done to save the child’s permanent tooth because it is not fully developed and can lead to a stoppage of growth. Apexification in addition with root canal treatment can be advised in such injuries which requires an endodontist only.
Moreover, tooth pain leading to headaches, ear pain, or neck pain can be a great suffering for the people. Thus diagnosing it and finding the root cause of it is done by an endodontist. This is done in order to plan treatment and to help in easing the pain.
Reach out to us-
If you find any complaint of tooth pain or fractured teeth or highly carious teeth then we will suggest you to report to our clinic and get your treatment done by the highly experienced dentists. We not only provide you the best environment for your treatment but also ensure that the problems to be solved are in safe hands.
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RCT is used to repair or save any severely damaged, decayed, infected or cracked tooth.It’s procedure includes removal of the nerves and vessels or pulp from the inside of the teeth or the canal for cleaning the decayed and infected part of tooth and finally sealing it. Learn more
Pulpotomy refers to the complete removal of the coronal portion of the infected pulp and replacing it with a suitable filling material to preserve the vitality of tooth.Learn more
