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Is Root canal treatment painful?
Is root canal treatment painful? What's the basic procedure for that. How many settings it will take?
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It is painless treatment,standard rct treatment required 3sitting in alternate day.single sitting is also possible if tooth is vital ,
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Root canal treatment is advised when the tooth decay has progressed to the inner most layer of the tooth (Pulp). Since pulp is highly innervated and inorder to remove infected pulp tissue local anaesthesia will be given .
Hence making the root canal procedure painless and comfortable for the patient.
The steps involve complete removal of decay followed by cleaning the canals . After cleaning and shaping the canals a filling material will be placed , sealing the canals till the root end. Post all this the cavity will be filled and finally covered with a cap.
During the course of treatment the patient will either be prescribed antibiotics and painkillers or medicines will be placed directly in the canals making sure the patient experiences least discomfort.
The number of sittings the root canal procedure would take depends upon : 1. The severity of the infection. 2. Position of the tooth in the mouth. 3. Morphology of the tooth and canal anatomy and patentcy. 4. Patient comfort and convenience.
If no challenges posed during the treatment root canal treatment can also be done in a single sitting.
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No root canal is not at all painful. It is done under local anaesthesia. And also you'll get prescribed few medicines during the sittings which can extend upto 4sittings maximum.
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Root Canal Treatment is a painless procedure as it is done under local anaesthesia administraion.
RCT procedure is done in following steps :
Cleaning
Shaping
Obturation
Crown placement
Duration of each procedure and the number of appointments depends upon various factors , such as :
The tooth placement in the mouth
Shape of the tooth canal
Severity of the infection
Whether the pain is present
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It's not a painful procedure ,it is done under local anaesthesia. Follow instructions given by ur dental surgeon,take ur medication on time, it'll go smoothly.Dont panic,stay relaxed...
Procedure :-
Cleaning
Shaping
Filling/obturation
Coming on to no.of sessions.
If u don't have any pain or infection it can be done in a single sitting..
If u have pain and infection then three sessions are ideal with 3 days gap between each session.
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No,
It’s not painful rather, it reduces the pain you have due to infection. It is done painlessly under local anaesthesia
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Dr. Achla verma
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Dr. Bagmi Mahapatra
Dental Surgeon
7 yrs exp
Bangalore
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RCT treatment is done under local anaesthesia if it's a live tooth. So it's absolutely painless procedure. Sitting varies between 1 to 3 depending on each case and severity.
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if you have been advised for RCT by your dentist kindly do not neglect as it is irreversible. cavities that are not filled at the right time leads to RCT stage. treatment only helps. medication won't solve the issue.
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Dr. Kirti Raina
Dentist
5 yrs exp
Jammu
Hi dear...don't worry dear it's not painful..this treatment starts under local anesthesia and it takes 3 to 4 sittings ..In this treatment firstly we do access opening of canals, then cleaning of canals and then we put artificial canals over there after that cap will be given.
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