Root Canal is a treatment done to fix and save badly infected or damaged roots of their teeth. It’s required while the pulp, the soft tissue within the main canal, becomes infected or inflamed due to deep decay, repeated dental procedures on the tooth or a crack or chip in the tooth. Additionally, an injury to a tooth may also bring about pulp damage even when the tooth has no visible cracks or chips. If the pulp inflammation or infectionare left untreated, it will result in pain or cause an abscess.
Root Canal Therapy:
A Root canal is a therapy which is used to fix and conserve a tooth which is badly decayed or contaminated. During therapy, the pulp and nerve, both are removed along with the tooth which is cleaned internally.
Symptoms
RCT is needed when a patient feels:
Infection on a particular tooth
There’s prolonged sensitivity to cold or heat
The tooth is tender to touch and chewing gum
Discoloration of their tooth
Swelling, tenderness and drainage in the lymph nodes in Addition to neighboring bone and gum tissues
Medical Test for Root Canal Treatment:
Following test are conducted to confirm the identification.
Thermal (hot & cold) test
Percussion
Electric pulp testing
X-ray

Root Canal is a treatment done to fix and save badly infected or damaged roots of their teeth. It’s required while the pulp, the soft tissue within the main canal, becomes infected or inflamed due to deep decay, repeated dental procedures on the tooth or a crack or chip in the tooth. Additionally, an injury to a tooth may also bring about pulp damage even when the tooth has no visible cracks or chips. If the pulp inflammation or infectionare left untreated, it will result in pain or cause an abscess.
Root Canal Therapy:
A Root canal is a therapy which is used to fix and conserve a tooth which is badly decayed or contaminated. During therapy, the pulp and nerve, both are removed along with the tooth which is cleaned internally.
Symptoms
RCT is needed when a patient feels:
Infection on a particular tooth
There’s prolonged sensitivity to cold or heat
The tooth is tender to touch and chewing gum
Discoloration of their tooth
Swelling, tenderness and drainage in the lymph nodes in Addition to neighboring bone and gum tissues
Medical Test for Root Canal Treatment:
Following test are conducted to confirm the identification.
Thermal (hot & cold) test
Percussion
Electric pulp testing
X-ray