Different types of methods for performing a root canal

In the past years the treatment of root canal has earned a reputation which is unsavoury and painful but in the recent years the technology in the dental stream is improved a lot. This makes the procedure for root canal to be easy and a treatment with no issues. The root canals are of a few types which has variations slightly for different techniques.

What is meant by root canal?

The tooth roots places the tooth into the jaws thus for the blood vessels and nerves it serves as a channel. Root canal treatment Hertfordshire gives access to the dentist to provide treatment to the conditions that is abnormal which is present in the tooth deeply without removing the entire tooth. These conditions may occur due to the following reasons such as injuries, cavities which are present deep inside, abscesses or due to the various other factors. The material which is rubbery is replaced in the tooth from where the pulp that is affected is removed. To finish the treatment of a root canal it requires two visits to the dentist.

Root canals types:

The various types of treatment on root canal are as follows:

• Treatment on secondary root canal
• Treatment of primary root canal
• Pulpotomy
• Apicoectomy
• Pulpectomy

Treatment for the secondary root canal:

If the root canal which is present in the first does not cure the problem completely then it is needed to go in for the secondary root canal treatment. 

Treatment for the primary root canal:

It is a method which does not require any sort of surgeries and the root canal treatment for the primary roots is given to manage the infection or inflammation.

• Pulpotomy: Pulpotomy is a dental problem which generally prevails in between children. In this treatment the nerve in the root is left intact and what is removed from the teeth is the diseased pulp and the nerve which is present in the teeth crown.

• Apicoectomy: A procedure which is micro surgical is followed and the area which is removed is the tip of the root which is present in the teeth and any tissue which is infected. This is usually done when the root canal treatment which is done regularly is not successful

• Pulpectomy: In the Pulpectomy the whole nerve and the pulp both are removed completely.

The reasons for which root canal is done may be due to various things which is inclusive of tooth alleviation, head pain and face.