A root canal treatment is the treatment of the root canals of a tooth.
The nerves and blood vessels in the canals and pulp chamber of the tooth keep the tooth alive. Under the root canal treatment, the nerves and blood vessels in the pulp
is taken out and the root canals are cleaned, disinfected and replaced with a biocompatible material. The root can have one or many canals.
The root canal treatment is done in order to save the tooth instead of opting for tooth extraction. It is important to try and preserve a healthy tooth as it gives great support while chewing and grinding food.
Root canal treatment when done under the magnified view of the Operating Surgical Microscope has a high success rate. Since every step (locating the root canal orifice, preparing and cleaning the canal to filling the root canal) is performed with the aid of the microscope, the end result has a greater accuracy and precision leading to very high quality work
Normally, the entire root canal treatment is done in a single sitting.
Case 1
When a tooth has deformed over a long period of time or been endodontically (root canal) treated, the tooth needs to be reconstructed to function properly and to look esthetically acceptable. After root canal treatment, the tooth is usually not strong enough to withstand strong biting forces. To strengthen the tooth, we put a screw post in one or more of the canals. On top of the post, the core of the tooth is built. This core forms the base of the final restoration.
Case 2
The screw post along with core reconstruction assumes more importance in teeth which are badly mutilated with caries or fracture. The screw post can be made of glass -reinforced resin or metal or alloy. The core material is usually resin material which is strong and durable to withstand the masticatory forces. The core build up is prepared to receive a crown.
Case 3
Apart from the normal root canals, the microscope is most effectively used for treating special problems relating to the root canal treatment
