What is a root canal treatment?

1.	What is a root canal treatment?
Answer» Root canal treatment is also known as endodontic treatment. It is a dental treatment of removing infection from inside of a tooth. Root canal is hollow section of tooth which contains the nerve tissue, blood vessels and other cells, this is also known as pulps. Crown and root are a part of tooth. Crown is present above the gum while root is embedded in the gum. e. Pulp which is present inside the root canal nourishes the tooth and provides moisture to the surrounding material. The nerves present inside the pulp sense hot cold temperatures as pain. First step of a root canal treatment is removal of dead pulp tissues by making a hole on the surface of tooth. In second step, the dentist cleans and decontaminates the area and fills the hollow area with adhesive cement in order to seal the canal completely. The tooth is dead after the therapy and the patient no longer feel any pain but the tooth becomes more fragile than ever. The last step of root canal is adding a crown or filling. Until the crown or filling is complete, patient is not supposed to chew or bite using that tooth. After the crown or filling patient can use that tooth as before.

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