Artident considers endodontics like the foundation of a building:
What is endodontics ?
And ' the branch of dentistry that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of the dental pulp .
The root canal treatment or root canal treatment is the removal of the dental pulp and bacterial residues present in the root canal disinfection and enlargement of the same and subsequent filling with inert material.
Because the pulp may be interested ?
When the tooth is damaged by processes very deep carious lesions , trauma, or other causes , bacteria and their toxins penetrate the dental pulp resulting in a ' which can be very painful inflammation ( pulpitis ) and lead to a loss of vitality of the tooth. If this situation is not dealt with the root canal , can be formed at the end of the tooth root inflammation associated with pain and swelling ( abscess ) . Even in cases where the patient does not feel any pain , toxins released by the bacteria can affect the alveolar bone support , resulting in more severe clinical cases the loss of the tooth .
The image of the tooth with caries penetrating showing the progression of dental caries by the hard tissues of the crown to the pulp chamber . The pulp necrosis due to infection of the periapical tissues ( dental abscess and granuloma ) .
And ' the branch of dentistry that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of the dental pulp .
The root canal treatment or root canal treatment is the removal of the dental pulp and bacterial residues present in the root canal disinfection and enlargement of the same and subsequent filling with inert material.
Because the pulp may be interested ?
When the tooth is damaged by processes very deep carious lesions , trauma, or other causes , bacteria and their toxins penetrate the dental pulp resulting in a ' which can be very painful inflammation ( pulpitis ) and lead to a loss of vitality of the tooth. If this situation is not dealt with the root canal , can be formed at the end of the tooth root inflammation associated with pain and swelling ( abscess ) . Even in cases where the patient does not feel any pain , toxins released by the bacteria can affect the alveolar bone support , resulting in more severe clinical cases the loss of the tooth .
The image of the tooth with caries penetrating showing the progression of dental caries by the hard tissues of the crown to the pulp chamber . The pulp necrosis due to infection of the periapical tissues ( dental abscess and granuloma ) .
