What exactly is a root canal? Does it hurt?

Question

went to the dentist today and I have to have 2

Answer 1

I'll answer the first question. A root canal treatment is basically the act of taking out the contents from the center of the root, all the way to the tippy end, and then sealing the hollow space with a filling material. Many people say that they "had the root removed" from a tooth, but root canal treatment treats the CANAL in the center of the tooth.

Usually, it is required when the tissue inside the center of the tooth (ie: in the root canal) is diseased or dead. This is usually the result of an infection caused by tooth decay that has gone "all the way to the nerve." The idea here is to eliminate the infection by removing the tissue. The next goal is to smooth out the inside of the canal(s) so that a filling material can pass freely to the end of the tooth to seal it off. Once it is sealed off, it is no longer a source of infection to your body. Your natural immune system will continue to fight off any infection that may have entered the bone and eventually your body will heal. Some people need antibiotics to help in this fight, but they are not always necessary.

In back teeth, it is generally recommended to have a crown placed over the tooth to protect it from breaking, as teeth that have had root canal treatment tend to dry out somewhat and become more brittle and susceptible to breaking. Front teeth are often strong enough to go without a crown, but sometimes they need a crown, too.

Yeah, it can hurt, maybe 1 out of 10 times. That 1 guy where it hurts probably waited until the tooth was already really killing him before he went for treatment. I tell my patients that root canal treatments are like teenagers. 9 out of 10 are no problem at all, but you always hear about the bad ones.

Answer 2

Sometimes a tooth is considered so threatened (due to internal cracking etc) that future infection is considered likely or inevitable, and a pulpectomy is advisable to prevent it. But usually some inflammation and/or infection is already present, within or below the tooth. To cure the infection and save the tooth, it is necessary for the dentist to drill into the pulp chamber, and remove the infected pulp by scraping it out of the root canals. Once that is done, the dentist fills the cavity with an inert material and seals up the opening. This procedure is known as root canal therapy. If enough of the tooth has been damaged, or removed as a result of the treatment, a crown may be required.

The standard filling material is Gutta-percha, a thermoplastic polymer of isoprene, which is melted and injected to fill the root canal passages. Barium is added to the isoprene so the material will be opaque to X-rays, allowing verification afterwards that the passages have been properly completely filled in, without voids

Answer 3

it is referred to by the dentist as a palpalectomy I think. What it means is that you go in, they will shoot novacain into your gums and deaden the nerves until you do not feel it. Then they will drill the nerves out of the tooth all the way down into the place it sits on the jawbone. The holes where the nerves were will be filled with tiny wires that will anchor the tooth. Then the hole will be filled with enamal or silver or aluminim, depending on how much you want to spend. If it is in the back, dont worry about getting enamal, that is the most expensive. If it is in the front pay the extra so that your smile will stay pretty. There will be swelling and pain for a couple of days but it is tolerable and they will give painkillers to you. The cost can be anywhere from $300 and up depending on your insurance. Get it anyway. If you need a root canal then the decay in your tooth is at a critical stage and you will be in unbearable pain soon if you do not get this done. It can take a couple of hours and you may want to take the rest of the day off work or school too. Get a driver and get well soon.

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A root canal treatment is "basically" the act of taking out the contents from the center of the root, all the way to the tippy end, and then sealing the hollow space with a filling material. Many people say that they "had the root removed" from a tooth, but root canal treatment treats the CANAL in the center of the tooth. Usually, it is required when the tissue inside the center of the tooth (ie: in the root canal) is diseased or dead. This is usually the result of an infection caused by tooth decay that has gone "all the way to the nerve." The idea here is to eliminate the infection by removing the tissue. The next goal is to smooth out the inside of the canal(s) so that a filling material can pass freely to the end of the tooth to seal it off. Once it is sealed off, it is no longer a source of infection to your body. Your natural immune system will continue to fight off any infection that may have entered the bone and eventually your body will heal. Some people need antibiotics to help in this fight, but they are not always necessary. In back teeth, it is generally recommended to have a crown placed over the tooth to protect it from breaking, as teeth that have had root canal treatment tend to dry out somewhat and become more brittle and susceptible to breaking. Front teeth are often strong enough to go without a crown, but sometimes they need a crown, too. Yeah, it can hurt, maybe 1 out of 10 times. That 1 guy where it hurts probably waited until the tooth was already really killing him before he went for treatment. I tell my patients that root canal treatments are like teenagers. 9 out of 10 are no problem at all, but you always hear about the bad ones. Cost can be from $500 to over $1,000, depending on if it's a front or back tooth.

Answer 5

your root or roots in your tooth have died. the dentist drills through the roots and fills it with gutta percha it helps the canal from getting infected the dentist will also flush it out with materials and some Dr's will put you on a medication depending on whether or not you have an infection. After that the Dr will fill it as if he or she were filling a cavity. No it doesn't hurt. But your mouth will be open for at least an hour and if your Dr is nice he'll do the procedure in 2 stages.

Answer 6

A root canal is when there is a cavity in your tooth to the point in which the dentist have to kill your tooth, by drilling in and around your tooth to its roots and filling it up with some type of metallic substance, so you can actually eat and crush food with the tooth.

It does not hurt, it may hurt about 2 hours later but take some Tylenol, you will be fine

Answer 7

A few years ago, root canals was a pain in the butt..but recently..with new technology root canals have come a long way! So dont worry at all..you will be fine! Think of things other than the root canal, and make sure your mouth is numb!!

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What exactly is a root canal? Does it hurt?
went to the dentist today and I have to have 2

Answer 9

I have had a couple root canals done. The first one was a bad experience. The second one was done by a different dentist and he used nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and gave me a radio with earplugs.... I actually fell asleep during the second root canal, so I really don't remember that one.

Answer 10

Its just where they drill a hole in your tooth to get to the roots. They pull them out and then recap your tooth at a later date. My son had it done he said its easier than getting your teeth filled from a cavity. He felt no pain. And no he wasnt put to sleep although He did have the laughing gas.