What to they do in the FIRST session of a root canal?

Answer 1

The tooth will be opened, exposing the nerves which will be removed with a small broach or file, then the canals will be filed one at a time, opening them wider to accommodate a filling material the next visit. They will also take some measurements, placing a file in each canal and taking an x ray of this tooth to determine the length of each canal. After they have been cleaned and opened sufficiently, a medicated pellet and temporary filling material will be placed to keep the canals covered and protected until you are scheduled to "finish" the root canal.

This is a time consuming procedure, enlarging and cleaning each canal, this must also be done with a great deal of accuracy. I'm sure you will do fine, they aren't as bad as some people say. I've had one myself and continued to work the whole day. I hope I've been of some help and good luck with your procedure.

Additional information: The responders above are getting a little confused and explaining two different procedures, a root canal and crown prep. The crown prep is typically preformed a few weeks after the root canal procedure is finished. We always like to make sure that the root canal once completed settles down and any residual infection is completely cleared up before starting a crown procedure or seating a new crown on a tooth.

Answer 2

Okay, I can answer that one. I have had nothing but terrible teeth all my life. I have had eight root canals, and twelve extractions. The very first thing they do, they wanna get you real good and numb. If your teeth are hurting prior to the appointment,let your dentist know, you could have an infection he may want to treat before hand. Take it from me, I failed to do this once, and as soon as he broke throught the top of my tooth, I felt it. An infection voids out the novacaine, and yeah it sucks. The shot, if you've never had one, remember to breath very deep and count slowly to ten beflore you exhale, keep your jaw relaxed if they inject in the back or front, the added tension will only make it hurt for a couple days extra, it's not too bad as long as you remember to stay relaxed the whole time. When they give me novacaine, it makes my heart race and i get the shakes. I talked to the dentist and my regular doctor about it, it's a normall side effect. don't sweat it, they'll fit you with a temporary until they get your actual crown in. Just try not to eat anything super crunchy while you have the temp. It's basically the same as acrylic nails, and will break under the pounds of pressure from your jaw. Good luck, don't forget to breathe.

Answer 3

It depends on what they think your tooth needs. Usually during the first session is when they'll remove the damaged pulp, that way during the second session a metal rod can be inserted into the tooth to make it stronger. I'm not sure how bad your tooth is, or if you'll even need a rod at all. Has your dentist said anything to you abut what you need as a whole?

Answer 4

X-ray it
Anesthetise it
Drill it
Clean out the (dead) nerve tissue
Clean out the remains of infection (if any) from previous treatment with antibiotic
Insert wires to determine that drilling is proper and complete
Xray it again.
Pack with antibiotic
Pack it with stuffing (if you ever want to get it out, make sure they use a rubbery stuffing and not a hard epoxy type, he said tonguing the gap where a tooth was pulled because hard stuff could not be removed.)
Fit for permanent crown.
Make a temporary crown.
Not all steps are required, others may be added.

Answer 5

x ray, novicaine... and in every procedure they open the tooth(hole through middle of tooth) take out nerves(three in back teeth, two in towards front, one in front)after removing all nerves(dead tooth you feel nothing afterwards)clean it out...put a cotton ball in tooth(protect from infection)seal it with a clay like material..check bite to make sure not too high(bite on tooth first) last visit they seal tooth)if no infection, no problems seal it put filling in to properly cover tooth, later you will need a post and crown(tooth is dead ..no strength to be protected,could break if not post and crowned:))

Answer 6

Make you open your mouth wide and drill out the roots.but before this they either put you to sleep or give you a shot to numb the area depending on what you want.

Answer 7

dig out nerve.