Root Canal Treatment

Root Canal Treatment also known as RCT is one of the best ways to treat infected teeth painlessly. The main aim of the Root canal treatment is to remove the damaged pulp from the tooth and make sure that its infection free. Root canal treatment is effective for most of the patients, with its success rate of more than 98% and the best part is that the procedure is painless.

It’s a myth that RCT is a painful procedures because with the latest expertise & technologies available now-a –days, it’s a pain free procedure. So, in this way Root canal treatment is beneficial to patients as they can rid of the infected part of the tooth without the requirement of the removal of the tooth.

Who needs Root Canal Treatment?

• The most common symptom that may indicate the need for a root canal is tooth pain.
• Root canal therapy is performed when the pulp which is composed of nerves and blood vessels in the tooth becomes infected or damaged.

Why is RCT required?

The space inside the root canals is filled with a highly vascularized, loose connective tissue, called dental pulp. The dental pulp is the tissue of which the dentin portion of the tooth is composed. The dental pulp helps complete formation of the secondary teeth (adult teeth) one to two years after eruption into the mouth. The dental pulp also nourishes and hydrates the tooth structure, making the tooth more resilient, less brittle and less prone to fracture from chewing hard foods. Additionally, the dental pulp provides a hot and cold sensory function

Root Canal Treatment