Root Canal – A Treatment For Tooth Nerve Pain Relief

By Patricia | September 9, 2009

Exposed Tooth Nerve - Visit Your Dentist

If you have broken your tooth and you can actually see the nerve then it would just be a matter of time before your tooth starts to turn black from necrotic tissue. Remember that everyday that you leave your tooth exposed as it is, you are a day closer to losing your tooth. What you require is an immediate root canal treatment at the dentist’s office. There is a distinct possibility that you might have seriously infected the tooth as quite a few days have passed and judging from the facial swelling you have an inflammation as well. A root canal treatment is a much less painful treatment than what it used to be and involves removing the nerve inside your tooth. Once this is done, you will feel immediate relief, as there is no nerve to feel any pain in the area. The dentist will then seal the tooth and wait for the inner tissue to settle down before, as per your request, the tooth can be cosmetically rebuilt. This is a simple sculpting procedure. The tough part would be the root canal itself.

Root Canal Treatment

A root canal treatment is sometimes an hour-long procedure that involves making a small hole in the tooth, cleaning out the soft tissue inside the tooth along with the infected nerve and sealing the tooth. After the operation, the tooth is, however, dead and you will never feel any sensation in that tooth again. The procedure begins with an injection of local anesthetic – possibly the only pain that you should feel during the operation. The dentist will then strategically drill holes in the teeth. The next step is to remove the soft tissue and nerves, both of which constitute the dental pulp. The pulp is removed using an instrument called a file, this resembles a thin screw and that is rotated until the dental pulp comes out along with the screw. This can last for several minutes as the dental pulp is removed. Finally, the wound is filled with calcium hydroxide paste and sealed with dental cement.

Relief

Over the course of the next few sessions, the dentist will fill the now empty tooth with a rubber-like substance called gutta percha and permanently seal the tooth. Cosmetic surgery can follow shortly after this to rebuild the tooth. Most remedies for a painful tooth require the use of dried cloves that should be chewed on or a mouthwash using clove oil. Care should be taken to moderate the amount of clove swallowed, as clove can cause hyperacidity.

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