Showing posts with label Root Canal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Root Canal. Show all posts

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Root Canal Theraphy





Root canal therapy is designed to correct disorders of the dental pulp-- the soft tissue inside the tooth that contains nerves, blood vessels, and connective tissue.




Symptoms of Pulpal damage
  • long standing pain
  • facial swelling

Post-Operative Care

1. Brittleness pulp less tooth is more brittle than non treated tooth and great care should be used to avoid fracture and chipping

2. Discoloration - a non vital tooth ( dead tooth) may become discolored over time, which can be treated with bleaching. In most cases, the discoloration poses no threath to the health of the tooth.

 

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