Root treatment of tooth number 6 is always desired to save healthy teeth. At the same time, it ensures chewing function for customers. If the molar is too decayed, it can be treated by removing it. What should I do if tooth number 6 needs root canal treatment? Join My Auris to update useful knowledge about oral health!
1. What is the position of tooth number 6?
Position of tooth number 6 by counting from the main incisor to the inside to number 6, that is, tooth number 6 is located between tooth number 7. According to folklore, tooth number 6 is called the forbidden tooth. This is the earliest permanent tooth to grow on the jaw.
Tooth number 6 is located in a very important chewing position on the jaw. This is a potential tooth that causes a lot of harm to the body if it is broken or lost.
In addition, the dental pulp has the function of feeding the tooth and transmitting sensation to the tooth. Tooth number 6 is one of the teeth with the most root canals among human teeth.
The leading cause of pulpitis is bacteria accumulating in the tooth pulp and causing swelling and inflammation. In addition, there are a number of reasons such as trauma, horizontal fracture, tooth decay, etc., which will cause bacteria to penetrate deep into the tooth surface, damaging enamel, dentin and even damaging the pulp.
2. Why do we need root canal treatment on tooth number 6 (molar number 6)
In the early stages of pulpitis, you will feel sudden pain, most often appearing in the evening. This makes it easy to confuse it with normal toothaches. Sometimes you feel pain when eating hot or cold food, so most people tend to ignore it. Over time, it will progress to a stage of severe pulpitis that cannot be recovered, with increasing intensity, sometimes spreading to the face, half of the head or feeling severe pain when using hot or cold foods.
In addition, if you experience some of the following signs, you may need a root canal.
- Feeling a dull ache, gradually increasing in frequency
- Makes you lose sleep when the pain is severe.
- Tooth pain on both sides of cheek area and headache
- Teeth with white, painless pustules leading to bad breath
- Teeth are loose and weak
- Teeth with exposed pulp or pulpitis
When you have the above signs, you need to go to the clinic for examination Check the dental condition. From there, the doctor will decide whether to treat the root canal or not. In addition, in all cases, the doctor will try to preserve the natural tooth as much as possible, which is always the top priority. teeth lead to facial deformity if you do not get dental implants in time.
3. Root canal treatment direction number 6
Any Any treatment case, whether severe or mild, must follow the steps to provide correct technical treatment. For cases of tooth decay, the following steps must be treated:
Step 1: Examine and determine the current condition
The doctor will rely on the results of the X-ray to determine the infected root canal and the extent of the infection. level of damage in order to provide a reasonable treatment method.
Step 2: Anesthetize before root canal treatment
Before proceeding with root canal treatment, the doctor will clean the oral cavity to avoid cross-infection affects your daily activities.
Step 3: Place the rubber base
The function of the rubber base is to separate the treatment area from the oral cavity to avoid the root canal treatment medication from falling on the oral bone. In addition, placing the rubber base helps keep the teeth needing root canal treatment always clean and avoid water intrusion foam.
Step 4: Perform the root canal opening
To create the root canal, the doctor will use a specialized drill. The root canal will be opened wide enough so that the infected pulp can be removed from the pulp chamber.
Step 5: Shape the canal. pulp
After completing the root canal of the infected tooth, the doctor will reshape the root canal and fill the pulp chamber with dental material.
Step 6: Fillingfew root canals
After the root canal shaping process, the doctor will continue to fill the root canal area with Composite filling material to protect the tooth under the influence of bacteria. In addition, you can choose the porcelain crown method to preserve your real teeth.
Step 7: Follow-up examination
The doctor will schedule a follow-up appointment after treating tooth number 6 to check the stability and whether any problems arise after treatment? At the same time, the doctor will give instructions on proper dental care and diet.
4. Is root canal treatment of tooth number 6 painful?
This is a question many people worry about before performing root canal treatment. Because when there are signs, you will feel pain that will make you uncomfortable. So before performing the treatment, there will often be an unavoidable feeling of anxiety.
Therefore, before performing a root canal, the doctor will inject anesthetic to reduce pain or discomfort. In cases where the pulp is necrotic, the doctor will remove the pulp directly without having to use the above method. Because when the tooth pulp is dead, you will no longer feel any sensitivity or any other sensation.
During the root canal procedure, you will feel slight pain due to the impact in the pulp cavity stimulating the nerves in the gum tissue. This feeling usually lasts for a few days and reduces the level of pain.
In short, you can rest assured because the team has many years of experience in root canal treatment and has the support of machines to help the treatment process achieve good results. So the process of performing root canal treatment on tooth number 6 will not cause you discomfort or pain at My Auris dentistry. If you have any questions, please contact directly at the clinic or via Fanpage for the best advice!
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