Some Interesting Facts About Root Canal
For years, root canal treatment has been considered one of the most feared dental procedures in the world, and in the UAE. Up to 15% of adults have such a phobia that everyone avoids dental treatment together. Now we will describe some facts and misconceptions about root canals to help you get a clearer picture:
Actually, it is the infection in the pulp that can be extremely
painful and not the root canal treatment itself.
If your tooth is hit hard and cracked or broken, this is
another way your pulp can be exposed, causing severe pain that needs root canal
treatment or, in the worst case, extraction to repair.
With the advent of new technologies, root canals are now
relatively painless and comparable to regular filling.
The new procedures now greatly increase the likelihood of a
successful root canal, reducing the probability of root canal failure by
bacteria remaining in the apical portion of the root canal structure.
Root canals have a success rate of not less than 96%.
The only other alternative to root canal treatment is a
dental extraction.
Failure to treat a root canal problem can lead to serious
infections, dental abscesses, and even life-threatening conditions.
Endodontists are the specialist dentists best equipped to do
root canals and have done additional (post-dental) years of study specifically
for such procedures.
The root canals are usually repaired by an endodontic
specialist in 1 to 3 visits.
More than 15 million endodontic operations are performed
annually, with more than 40,000 per day.
89% of endodontist patients are happy with their endodontic
treatments.
Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that root
canals lead to additional disease in other parts of the body. This is simply
not true.
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