Root canal treatment (therapy)
Root canal treatment (root canal therapy)
Root canal treatment, also known as root canal therapy is a type of treatment consider medication of the inner aspects of a
tooth, specifically that area inside a tooth that is occupied by its "pulp
tissue." It is a section of endodontic therapy which refers a sequence of
treatment for the pulp of a tooth whose end result is the elimination of
infection and protection of the decontaminated tooth from future microbial
invasion.
To understand endodontic treatment, it helps to know something about the
anatomy of the tooth. Inside the tooth, under the white enamel and a hard layer
called the dentin, is a soft tissue called the pulp. The pulp contains blood
vessels, nerves, and connective tissue and creates the surrounding hard tissues
of the tooth during development.
The pulp extends from the crown of the tooth to the tip of the roots
where it connects to the tissues surrounding the root. The pulp is important
during a tooth’s growth and development. However, once a tooth is fully mature
it can survive without the pulp, because the tooth continues to be nourished by
the tissues surrounding it.
Endodontic treatment involves basically removal
of infected or dead pulp from the root cavityor canal, disinfection and their precise filling with suitable material. Owing
to the aforementioned types of anaesthesia, endodontic treatment is practically painless. The effect of the process is a healthy tooth, which is a
kind of "vital implant" that can serve the patient for many years.