Endodontics at Dr.Sathya's

Great advances have been made in this area of specialization the world over, and include the following techniques, which are used in our Institute:

 

Rotary Endodontics

Cleaning and shaping canals using Endosonic techniques

The use of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) as a retrograde end filling material

The use of resin sealers

The use of thermo-plasticised gutta-percha for filling root canals


State of the art gadgets used in our Institute

● Digital radiography (RVG) to enhance the accuracy of imaging and reduce exposure to

   radiation

● Apex locator

 


Root Canal Treatment (RCT)

Root Canal Treatment or Endodontics is a procedure that involves the filling of the core of the tooth (pulp) with an inert material.



Development of Caries

A=Normal Tooth
B=Beginning and advancement of caries
C=Deeply destroyed, carious tooth with gangrenous pulp and acute opical periodontitis, submucosal phase.
D=Deeply destroyed, carious tooth with gangrenous pulp and acute apical periodontitis, enostal phase. 

Saving your Teeth with Root Canal Treatment 

Your tooth is opened, then your root canal is cleaned and shaped

Cleaning and shaping your root canals

First, your dentist makes an opening in your tooth and removes any fillings and decay. Then your dentist removes unhealthy pulp with tiny, flexible, files. Using delicate, up-and-down motions, your dentist gently cleans and smoothens your canals to prepare them for the canal-filling materials.

Filling your root canals

After the pulp has been removed from your root canals and they have been smoothened, your root canals will be filled. Your dentist may fill the canals with tiny cone-shaped pieces of gutta-percha, a firm, rubber like material, or use another dental material. A sealer cement is used to seal the filling material into place.

A post supports your tooth

Restoring your Tooth

After the inside of your tooth has been treated, the outside will be restored. To protect your tooth's underlying structures and give your tooth a healthy appearance, and if your tooth needs extra support, your dentist may remove some gutta-percha and insert a post before the filling and crown are applied.

A post, stainless steel or another metal, is sometimes cemented into your root canal to build up your tooth after root canal therapy.
A filling, usually silver or a tooth-colored dental material, may be used to fill the opening in the top of your tooth.
A crown, usually gold or porcelain, may be used to cover a tooth that has a large opening after root canal therapy.

The success rates for Root Canal Therapy have been reported to be as high as 95%.


Dr.Sathya's™ Dental Care & Implant Centre has all latest Endodontic Equipments to do Root Canal Treatment which helps in attaining perfect treatment. Root canals are done by using Rotary protaper x-mart and apex locator. Root Canal is done in single sitting or multiple sittings depending on the tooth condition

Indications for Root Canal Treatment


The chief benefit of root canal treatment is that a tooth that otherwise might require extraction, can actually be saved to contribute to a healthy and functional dentition for many years.


  •     Severe sensitivity to hot and cold foods and sweets
  •     Spontaneous pain or throbbing while biting
  •     Pain stays for a long time after consuming cold things
  •     Pain that worsens when you lie down
  •     Tooth pain refers to pain in the head and ears as well
  •     Tooth sensitivity on consuming sweets
  •     Swelling around the tooth
  •     Severe decay or an injury that creates an abscess (infection) in the root region
  •     Fractured teeth


If you have any of the above listed symptoms, it would be advisable to visit Dr.Sathya's™ Dental Care & Implant Centre, since we can tell you whether you have a root canal disease or not, as some of these symptoms can be due to other problems as well.


We have all latest Endodontic Equipments to do Root Canal Treatment which helps in attaining perfect treatment. Root canals are done by using Rotary protaper x-mart and apex locator. Root Canal is done in single sitting or multiple sittings depending on the tooth condition