Is painful root canal treatment necessary?

The name of the person, the shadow of the tree. I believe many of my friends have heard of the famous root canal treatment. Among the many rumored versions, the image of root canal treatment has become extremely scary: injection of anesthetics, accompanied by pain and a long period of time, every operation of the doctor is frightening. At the end of each treatment, it always ends with a restored tooth, like a monument of suffering. To receive a dental crown is a painful experience widely recognized in the minds of modern people. The image of root canal treatment in everyone's mind can be described as the incarnation of evil spirits.

That being the case, why do we still need root canal treatment?

1. What is root canal treatment? Root canal treatment is actually the treatment of dental nerve/pulp. The root canal treatment is generally due to the exposure of the dental pulp cavity due to dental caries or trauma, which then causes bacteria to invade the dental pulp. Once infected, it will develop into "endodontic disease" or "periapical disease", which is the origin of most patients with toothache. Apical inflammation is not so good. Toothache is naturally cured. But the cruel fact is: For most patients, only root canal treatment to completely remove the inflamed dental nerve can suppress toothache! This is the essence of the so-called root canal therapy: killing nerves.

2. The first step of root canal treatment: Before the treatment, the dental drill is the most important step. At present, panoramic CT filming is mainly used in the market. Through all-round observation, doctors can have a detailed understanding of the condition of the teeth and then formulate reasonable treatment plans. After officially starting root canal treatment, first, you need to use a dental drill to drill a hole in the tooth to enter the pulp cavity (that is, the innermost part of the tooth). The dentist will then select the appropriate tool to remove the infected part according to the actual situation, and expose the root canal to facilitate the subsequent treatment. Open a gap to facilitate treatment

3. The second step of root canal treatment: root canal preparation The next step is to use a thin root canal file to penetrate the root canal to remove the residues in the root canal and repeatedly flush the pipe. In the manual operation, the doctor will use the root canal files of increasing models to carefully clean and correct the root canal, combined with flushing and cleaning, so that the root canal can finally reach a sterile and clean state. Since a tooth will have one or more root canals, this step will be repeated many times. Generally speaking, this will be the most painful step and one that is unforgettable for many patients who have undergone treatment. Treat the inside of the root canal and sterilize it

4. Root canal treatment The third step: After the filling root canal is cleaned, the size of the vertebral body of the root canal needs to be checked. Choose the right gutta-percha tip according to the size, and then apply the mixed paste on the selected gutta-percha tip. Compare the size and find the right size. The dentist will put the glued gutta-percha tip into the root canal one by one. After the amount is enough, the gutta-percha will further press the gutta-percha tip to make it fit tightly. combine. Finally, the dentist will use a heat carrier to remove the excess gutta-percha tip, and press the gutta-percha tip while heating to make the root canal filling more compact. Tightly bonded gutta percha

5. Supplementary steps for root canal treatment: After the root canal is closed after the post is inserted, some patients will have too much tooth defect (usually caused by traumatic damage). At this time, the doctor will consider putting in one or more medical screws as piles to increase the stability of the teeth. Reinforce it, more stable and durable

6. The fourth step of root canal treatment: filling and sealing The next thing to do is to fill the pulp space with light-curing resin. The characteristic of light-curing resin is that it will gradually harden after being irradiated with ultraviolet light, so it is often used as an ideal sealing material. The sealed teeth are still very fragile at present, and biting hard will cause the teeth to chip, so everyone needs to pay attention to protection.

7. Root canal treatment Step 5: Put on the crown and after the root canal treatment is completed, in order to prevent the teeth from cracking due to chewing and to repair the loss of the tooth, we need to repair the teeth. At present, the restoration methods on the market are generally divided into two types: crown and inlay. The specific choice generally depends on the degree of loss of the tooth. If the tooth remains relatively intact as a whole, then you can choose to use inlays for restoration for a long time. The doctor will make a porcelain inlay based on the missing part of the tooth, and insert the missing part to achieve the restoration effect. The inlay is like a jigsaw puzzle, a perfect fit. If the missing part of the tooth is relatively large, the doctor will recommend a crown to repair it. The specific method is to put a crown on the outside after grinding the original teeth smaller. Just like wearing a helmet, the original teeth are protected. Put on a crown and cover it with root canal treatment. The inflammation of the teeth will be resolved and the symptoms of toothache will disappear gradually.

At the same time, our natural teeth are also preserved, and there is no need to extract them all. The treatment process is painful, but the problem is solved in exchange, which is also more beneficial to our oral health. So the pain of root canal treatment is for our better smile tomorrow.