Root Apex Resection

Many people at a certain stage of their lives may feel pain in the teeth that may be possible at times and may be severe and sometimes unbearable, forcing the patient to visit the dentist in his or her clinic to find out the cause and treatment of the toothache.

The cause of dental pain in most cases is inflammation of the root of the tooth, where decay begins in the enamel layer and in the case of negligence and non-treatment it extends to reach the layer of dentin to the root of the tooth containing the vein and nerve causing severe pain. 

The steps to treat the root of the tooth are carving of the affected tooth then extraction of the pulp of the inflamed tooth and re-filling it with white cosmetic padding or other more solid silver one, this procedure requires several visits to the dentist's clinic.

The speed of relieving the patient from the pain of the tooth root depends on its condition and the experience of the dentist.

Root canal treatments may take 1 to 5 visits if the root is alive, and in cases of root death, it may take 3-5 visits in about 5 days.

The most important thing that leads patients to dental clinics is the feeling of pain in one of the teeth due to root inflammation, the causes of tooth root inflammation:

• Breaking or crushing the tooth.
• Incorrect crowning on the tooth.
• Severe tooth decay.

The root canal treatment procedures include:

1. From the first visit to the fifth visit, the dentist digs the tooth and extracts the pulp after the expansion of the canals within the tooth, and then cleans, sterilizes and dries and puts a special padding for the nerve, and then puts a permanent padding.

This process takes a session to five sessions in separate visits depending on the patient's condition and the doctor's methodology.

The period ranging from 1 to 6 days.

The patient cannot eat on the tooth that has been treated until the anesthesia disappears and getting back the feeling of the whole area. The gums and teeth should be monitored well, if you feel swelling or bleeding, you should check with your dentist again.

After undergoing root canal treatment sessions, the patient should take good care of his teeth and keep them from any possible damage by following the known hygiene habits using toothpaste and brush for daily cleaning, rinsing with various types of mouth wash or which may be recommended by the dentist and use of dental floss to clean the remains of food that may be stuck in the spaces between the teeth; where the tooth becomes dead therefore it needs more care and awareness to keep it from possible harm and not lose it.

It is recommended to check with your dentist periodically every 6 months; to check for dental decays and allow for early detection of dental decay before it destroys the teeth completely.