Root Canal Treatment is the removal of infected or inflamed nerve tissue from symptomatic teeth by drilling a channel from the tooth body into the pulp cavity and root canal, then, cleaning the inside of the root canal along with applying antibiotics. After that, the entire root canal is filled with root canal filling materials.
When root canal treatment should do?
When the dental nerve in the root canal is inflamed or the infection spreads to the bone at the root tip, this is caused by tooth decay or tooth accident. It may cause severe pain or swelling of the gums and the teeth Root canal treatment should be given to control the infection and support to repair of the bone around the tooth tip. The success depends on the efficiency of removing the tissue and germs in the nerve cavity and the complexity of the root canal. Each tooth’s root canal is different in size and shape. There is more than one root canal per tooth, which make root canal treatment limited by space and lighting.
Endoscopic Root Canals Treatment: Innovation for better treatment.
With the development of technology, the microscope has become more important in dental treatment, especially root canal treatment. It is considered an innovation that increases the potential for root canal treatment to be more effective by increasing the magnification to see inside the dental pulp cavity and root canal more clearly than before.
Currently, there is an endoscope for root canal treatment (Dental operating microscope: DOM) to examine root canals, which is an innovation in dental treatment that increases the efficiency of locating the root canal, especially in cases where the dental pulp cavity is narrowed or blocked. To search for crack or holes in the teeth and other lesions or defects that cannot be seen with the naked eye. It also helps the dentist to adjust the working position to be more ergonomic, reducing muscle fatigue of the dentist from sitting in an improper position.
Advantage of using DOM for root canal treatment
- Helps increase the efficiency of vision because the camera has high magnification.
- Helps find the opening hole of root canal, especially in cases where the pulp cavity is narrow or blocked. To search for cracks or holes in the teeth, lesions and other defects that cannot be seen with the naked eye.
