Endodontics as also known as root canal treatment is a treatment method when the live tooth is too damaged to repair itself. Tooth pulp is the innermost part of the tooth which is a soft layer of nerves and vessels. Generally, deep cavities or broken teeth, the bacteria causes inflammation of the pulp. If inflamed tissues are not removed, it also cause inflammation in tooth and surronding tissues and may result with the loos of the tooth.

How to make root canal treatment?

• First, teeth and surrounding tissues anaesthetized.
• All the live tissues inside of the tooth including nerve chamber are cleaned.
• Dental root canals are cleaned.
• The root canals and the nerve chamber filled after sterilized and dried.
• Tooth is restored with fiiling material or porcelain crown.

This process can be finalized in one session but some cases may require a sessions. Teeth with canal root treatment is not alive anymore, so it is the last possible intervention to save the tooth. Depending on the nature of the treatment of the tooth and the patient's conditions, endodontically treated teeth in the mouth may stay in a healthy manner for years.

Situation that requires root canal treatment?

• Impacts to teeth or jaw,
• Physical irritation caused by a deep dental caries,
• Inflamed root tip and swollen gums
• Advanced gum disease,
• Not correctly made fillings and prosthetic structures,
• Wrong orthodontic treatments.

What happens if root canal treatment is not done?

Deep tooth decay and tooth fracture case that pulp can not heal itself, tooth loses its vitality and the infection can spread to the whole tooth.If the root canal treatment is not carried out, infection can reach up to the tissues at the tip of the tooth root. Infection may wear jaw bone surrounding the tooth and may cause a cavity by damaging it. An abscess occurs in this space. This situation is accompanied by pain and swelling and tooth is lost very shortly.