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Root canal treatment
As my symptoms suggesting a root canal treatment required, my quiery is is this treatment safe? Heard a lot of complications and side effects arises after the RCT. please show the way. Any alternatives if I don't want to go for root canal treatment. Please help
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Rootcanal treatment is a safe procedure with no side effects. Usually a dentist suggests Rootcanal treatment for a tooth that has a decay affecting the core of the tooth and which cannot be cured using just normal fillings. If a direct filling is given for such deeply decayed tooth, that could lead to complications such as swelling and pain in the region.
Therefore if the tooth has to be retained in place, a Rootcanal treatment has to be done, else extraction of the tooth is the other better plan rather than doing fillings.
Many people talk about failure of rootcanal treatment based on their experience and the core reason of which is unaware to us or even the people themselves. Mostly after a rootcanal treatment a crown or a cap has to be given on the tooth like a helmet, otherwise the tooth may fracture as a result. This is because after rootcanal treatment, the tooth becomes dead or non vital. So if we fail to follow the protocols after the root treatment, we may not achieve the best result.
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Please carry on with the treatment plan suggested by your dentist. It will be the best.
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Always upto the patient to take a second or third opinion regarding the same and should be mentally prepared for any treatment that is to be done in order for the success of it. Best wishes
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Dont hear what others saying,Root canal treatment depends on how the caries is extent,so dont ignore to do Rct otherwise it leads to teeth extraction.It is completely safe if properly done.crown should be placed after Rct to protect the tooth.
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Dr. Babita Sangwan
Dentist
22 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Dont worry sir, its a routine dental procedure, nothing goes wrong if done correctly, plz visit a endodontist i.e root canal specialist for your treatment
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Dr. Aarti Mohta
Dentist
21 yrs exp
Nagpur
Root canal treatment is a safe treatment done very commonly in everyday practice. Do not go on other people’s experiences as some may have had a bad experience but it dorsnt create issues if done properly by a good dentist Complications may happen if you fail to follow the instructions and medications given by the dentist. So please take care and do the treatment as required and make it safe by putting a crown on it
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Dr. Surendra Kumar Alluri
Dentist
29 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Namaskaram, Usually a root canal treatment is done to a deeply decayed tooth that involves infectious pulp (nerve tissue).This is a very common procedure in dentistry and can be done in one to maximum two sittings based on the level of infection.The dentist will remove the infected and exposed pulp using special instruments and clean the canals and fill them with medicated material( gutta-percha).You should be able to resume your normal routine the day after the procedure. The dentist will take a couple of X-rays to make sure that any infection is gone and then also replace the temporary filling with a permanent fillings(crowns). There are several risks if you avoid a rct . The infection may spread to other teeth worsening the condition resulting in abscess etc , and finally the tooth may have to be pulled out . The only alternative to a rct is extraction of the infected tooth.Team Shambhala.
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