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R.C.T or ROOT
CANAL TREATMENT
WHAT
IS R.C.T or ROOT CANAL TREATMENT ?
R.C.T. is the choice of treatment when the carries(cavity) has destroyed
your tooth structure to such an extent that normal filling (like
amalgam, cement e.t.c) is no longer possible.
The most common reason for RCT are:
1.Progression of carries to such an extent that pulp is exposed.
2 Non vital tooth, which can be the result of a carious process
or can some time be a result of trauma or pathologies like granuloma,
cyst e.t.c.
3.After trauma
4.Reimplantation as in tooth loss.
WHY?
When the pulp inside the tooth gets
infected or dies due to some infection or injury, it starts to putrefy
and acts as a source of infection, which if not treated can cause
severe pain and can even lead to formation of peripical granuloma,
cyst or abcess. If the disease progress to a stage where a cyst
granuloma or abcess is formed, it can involve other healthy neighbouring
tooth and can be a potential source of infection for others body
parts leading to other diseases.
CARE TO BE TAKEN AFTER R.C.T
1 : Till the process of R.C.T is completed
do not bite any thing
hard from the tooth being treated or else there is a chance of
the tooth getting fractured.
2: If the temporary filling comes off ,report
to your doctor.
3: After fixation of crown you should make
special efforts to clean
the crown as well as the inter dental areas(i.e the area between
two tooth) by using proper brushing
technique and proper flossing technique.
THE PROCESS
R.C.T. can be described in these simple steps
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