All You Need to Know About Root Canal
                     ALL YOU NEED TO 
KNOW ABOUT ROOT 
CANAL THERAPY
INTRODUCTION
 Root canal therapy is one type of endodontic 
treatment.
 Endo means “Inside” and Odont means teeth. 
(Greek)
 It is required when the ‘Pulp’, or the delicate tissue 
within the tooth containing veins, nerves, and 
connective tissue somewhere within the base of the 
tooth, gets tainted Image Source: AAE
WHEN TO DO ROOT CANAL?
 When the tooth has no visible breaks and that pulp 
inflammation or disease is left untreated, it can 
make torment or lead a ulcer.
 At this moment seeing a dentist, becomes very 
necessary.
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SYMPTOMS
i. Intolerable pain while chewing
ii. Pimples on the gums
iii. A chipped or cracked tooth
iv. Sensitivity to hot or cold
v. Swollen or tender gums
vi. Deep decay or darkening of the gums
DIAGRAMMATICALLY 
PROCEDURES
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PROCEDURE EXPLANATION
 The endodontist looks at and takes a radiograph of the tooth 
utilizing x-beams, at that point regulates neighborhood soporific. 
 The endodontist makes an opening in the crown of the tooth. 
Exceptionally little instruments are utilized to clean the mash from 
the mash chamber and root trenches and to shape the space for 
filling. 
 Endodontist fills the root trenches with a biocompatible material, 
normally an elastic like material called gutta-percha.
EFFECT AFTER PROCEDURE
 The endodontist evacuates the kindled or contaminated pulp, 
cautiously cleans and shapes within the root waterway, at that 
point occupies and seals the space. 
 Thereafter, you will come back to your dental specialist, who will 
put a crown or other reclamation on the tooth to ensure and 
reestablish it to full capacity. After rebuilding, the tooth keeps on 
working like some other tooth.
NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS
 Most root canals should be possible in one to two arrangements. 
 The primary arrangement is simply the strategy when the tainted 
mash is evacuated. The second (and possibly third) arrangement is 
the point at which the root trench gets cleaned and loaded up with 
a crown or other filling to counteract diseases. 
 Every arrangement keeps going approximately an hour and a half 
each.
WHAT TO AVOID
 After a root canal, make a point to adhere entirety to your 
endodontist's guidelines, which regularly incorporate staying away 
from:
a) Hard or particularly chewy nourishments
b) Brushing two times per day 
c) Being cautious around where the root canal method was done
Thank 
You