Currently, root canal treatments are performed in one appointment. Today we have the knowledge and equipment necessary to make this possible. Traditionally, these treatments have been made in several sessions (2-4), and if it is possible to achieve adequate results in different events, most cases are likely to culminate in a single session, except for some more complicated cases, where may be needed two or more sessions.

Is it painful a root canal treatment?
It should not be. At the time of treatment to be implemented by placing a local anesthetic to prevent the patient from feeling pain.
After treatment and after the anesthesia could appear any discomfort in chewing for a few days due to irritation of the periodontal tissue (ligament that connects the tooth to the bone) surrounding the root. In these cases, prescription anti-inflammatory painkillers the dentist sufficient for pain control.

Is it common for the tooth is put black after a root canal treatment?
It is possible over the months and years the tooth to turn a darker color than normal. To fix this you can make internal and external bleaching, veneer or a crown gear.

Does it work forever?
There’s no “lifetime warranty.” The success is very high. This percentage is lower in infected teeth or who have failed previous root canal treatment. If that happens it will be necessary to repeat the treatment, complemented by surgical treatment or even extraction of the affected tooth

Is there any alternative to root canal treatment?
There is no alternative to endodontics, except the extraction and since this is an irreversible fact, we always recommend first conducting endodontics. The ideal is to conserve healthy tooth itself.

Are they more fragile teeth after a root canal treatment?
The restored tooth that is not susceptible to fracture, so the patient should see a dentist as soon as possible after endodontic treatment in the week after treatment or at the latest, within fifteen days.

In a few cases, a properly restored tooth treated with root canal treatment can suffer a fracture after a time by loss of restoration, caries or other predisposing factors, among which is bruxism, a condition that is becoming increasingly clear in the consultation .

What care I have to be next?
It may hurt for a few days, the face may also swell. The consultation will prescribe the most appropriate medication
You should eat at the side opposite to the root canal during the first days, to avoid hurt or fracture the tooth.
You can brush your teeth regularly at an early stage, even in the area of endodontics.
After the root canal the tooth is covered with a temporary filling, which is more porous than the final filling, so you should go early to the office to rebuild the tooth root canal, and that by going with the temporary filling or it may drop fracture.
You must be careful not to accidentally bite the soft tissues of the mouth (tongue, lips), as the anesthesia takes away about two or three hours after therapy and, not noticing the tissues are susceptible to be lacerated.

When you neglect a cavity (bite) or you break a tooth, bacteria can enter the pulp (the soft center) and infect, excruciating pain and putting you in danger of losing your tooth. In such cases, it is more likely that your dentist (dentist) will ask you to give you a root canal or root canal treatment.

What is this? The word refers to the root canal inside the tooth. This treatment takes out the inside of your infected tooth pulp and root canal cleaning (found within the pulp) to prevent the infection spreads and you can lose your tooth. For this reason it is common to be called simply “root canal.”

Many fear this treatment because a few decades ago was extremely painful and would it not be if the pulp of your teeth are the nerves that are the most sensitive part! By the same token, when the dentist suggested, many patients saw it as a punishment.

But there are two good news about it. The first is that today, thanks to advances in dentistry and the use of anesthesia, it is not a painful procedure or the discomfort is much lower. And the second is that treatment of the tubes really can mean the only chance to save your teeth and smile, because it prevents the infection reaches the bone that supports the tooth and so you do not need to remove it.

How is it done? A treatment of common duct is performed directly in the office of your dentist or endodontist, and may take one to three visits, depending on the severity of the infection.

Before you start local anesthesia to avoid getting hurt.

The dentist will start by opening the crown of the tooth where the bacteria entered in order to reach the pulp and to clean the infection. Using very small instruments, draw the part of the pulp is damaged, then clean the root canals. It is likely that you apply medicine to kill germs that remain scattered in the pulp and continue to avoid infecting your tooth.

Sometimes you need to leave the tooth open for you to drain the pus caused by infection, and have to go back to a second or third date. In this case, the endodontist will put a temporary filling to cover a little tooth, but will warn that you should not bite or chew on that side until you have sealed it completely.

When you finish the treatment, the endodontist fills the pulp cavity and ducts, and then sealed. Finally, we will place a new crown to make your smile as it was before. Previously used gold crowns (many adults still have them, especially those who are now grandparents), but currently the most common is that they put a porcelain crown similar to the natural color of your other teeth to go undetected. This crown can last you a lifetime, but only if you keep doing your teeth and gums regularly to prevent caries attack them again.

When an infection in your teeth is very serious and has reached the root, you’ll probably need to remove it. But fortunately today there are other options. You can place an implant, bridge or false teeth if they are several teeth at a time.

Either way, rest assured that you root canal treatment to smile again without pain and with all your teeth complete.

Remember that the key to avoid reaching this point is to maintain excellent oral hygiene by brushing your teeth three times a day and using the thread or dental floss.

The thing to remember is that when one moves on a tooth caries with root canal the patient tipop persive no sensitivity or discomfort since the encragada to perceive (pulp) has been eliminated.

Another question we are our patients is that if a tooth with a crown (porcelain, metal, acrylic, etc) can get cavities. Not only can but has more possibilities than a healthy tooth. This is because the crown sits on the tooth and in union with failure over the years, being able to produce a recurrence of cavities.

It is therefore advisable to carry out periodic visits to the dentist to check the teeth with root canals and crowns to prevent widespread destruction by caries.