Teeth play a very important role in the body. They aid in the gnawing of food into a ball of food in the mouth, known as bolus. Due to the nature of work that the teeth are involved in, they're constantly exposed to numerous kinds of foods. A few of these foods contain sugars and other carbohydrates, which are digested by bacteria living in the mouth. The bacterial metabolites, along with the reaction that happens on the surface of the tooth, act on the tooth making it rot or wear out. This process starts with the negligible protecting layer of the tooth, known as enamel.
When tooth enamel is worn and the inside part of the tooth exposed, one runs a heavy risk of infection to the tooth, since the tooth is exposed to every type of food or element that reaches the mouth. This leads to agony and sensitiveness to the tooth, which is awfully uncomfortable to bear. In such a circumstance, intervention by a dental health pro is inescapable. Based totally on the scale of damage on the tooth, the dentist can use one of different approaches to treat the condition. For instance, a shallow rot can be cleaned and filled, but tooth rot that extends deeper may need a root canal operation.
A root canal is a dental treatment approach used to fix and rescue an infected tooth or one that's really rotten. Although this term is employed colloquially to indicate the dental operation, root canal is the space found at the centre of all teeth. In the root canal treatment, the internal components of the tooth are eliminated and the inner part of the tooth cleaned. The nerves and pulp in the interior of the tooth are removed during this procedure. After cleaning, the tooth is sealed and lined with a hard enamel-like part on top to protect it. This component forms the crown of the tooth, which serves the same purpose as the normal tooth crown.
Before the root canal procedure is carried out, each tooth has a number of nerves running within the root canals. The canals in turn run from the bottom of the tooth (root) to the pulp chamber. The pulp chamber is the tender "housing" that encloses connective tissue and arteries inside the canal. Once the pulp chamber has given way and the pulp or nerves are damaged, microbes such as bacteria flourish within the chamber, increasing in number, as the condition is expedient. If it goes without cleaning, the tooth is susceptible to more rot and/or infection, which is likely to result in pustule.
Though feared by many [*COMMA] a root canal procedure isn't as unpleasant as it would appear to be. Actually it helps get rid of pain in the concerned tooth, since the procedure involves removal of the tooth's sensory elements. These include tooth discoloration, extreme pain when gnawing, bulging in the neighboring gum, and sensitivity to heat or cold. When such indications are mentioned one is warned to seek dental attention.
When tooth enamel is worn and the inside part of the tooth exposed, one runs a heavy risk of infection to the tooth, since the tooth is exposed to every type of food or element that reaches the mouth. This leads to agony and sensitiveness to the tooth, which is awfully uncomfortable to bear. In such a circumstance, intervention by a dental health pro is inescapable. Based totally on the scale of damage on the tooth, the dentist can use one of different approaches to treat the condition. For instance, a shallow rot can be cleaned and filled, but tooth rot that extends deeper may need a root canal operation.
A root canal is a dental treatment approach used to fix and rescue an infected tooth or one that's really rotten. Although this term is employed colloquially to indicate the dental operation, root canal is the space found at the centre of all teeth. In the root canal treatment, the internal components of the tooth are eliminated and the inner part of the tooth cleaned. The nerves and pulp in the interior of the tooth are removed during this procedure. After cleaning, the tooth is sealed and lined with a hard enamel-like part on top to protect it. This component forms the crown of the tooth, which serves the same purpose as the normal tooth crown.
Before the root canal procedure is carried out, each tooth has a number of nerves running within the root canals. The canals in turn run from the bottom of the tooth (root) to the pulp chamber. The pulp chamber is the tender "housing" that encloses connective tissue and arteries inside the canal. Once the pulp chamber has given way and the pulp or nerves are damaged, microbes such as bacteria flourish within the chamber, increasing in number, as the condition is expedient. If it goes without cleaning, the tooth is susceptible to more rot and/or infection, which is likely to result in pustule.
Though feared by many [*COMMA] a root canal procedure isn't as unpleasant as it would appear to be. Actually it helps get rid of pain in the concerned tooth, since the procedure involves removal of the tooth's sensory elements. These include tooth discoloration, extreme pain when gnawing, bulging in the neighboring gum, and sensitivity to heat or cold. When such indications are mentioned one is warned to seek dental attention.
About the Author:
Lionel Piedmont, author, thanks Coral Springs dentist George Green, DDS, for his information on oral surgery and root canals.
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