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Why do elders need to crowns after a root canal treatment?

With age, your teeth tend to experience wear and tear like the rest of your body and its organs. As you grow older our teeth start to become brittle and hence they become susceptible to fracture. So whenever an aged person has undergone a root canal treatment , your dentist will inform you, how far your teeth have worn out. If it is too worn out and has lost most of its structural integrity, your dentist will advise him/her to get a crown. Visit Expert Dental Care for the best advice on Root Canal Treatments in Chennai . For More Information visit us at https://expertdental.in/ Contact us +91-99415-11444 Mail us at expertdentalcare@gmail.com

Can a Root Canal reduce the risk of a Heart attack?

Poor oral health can affect the heart's health. This may sound absurd, but its actually true. Studies have show that people who are in need of a root canal treatment are 3x times more likely to get a acute conronary disease or simply a heart attack. Root Canal treatment is usually done if you develop an infection in the pulp of the tooth.  In an infected tooth, the bacteria from the tooth can spread t other parts of your body including the heart. If your heart is already damaged, it can worsen the damages by causing infection in your endocardium. This disease is known as Endocarditis. As a part of its defense mechanism, our body issues a system-wide inflammation to ward off the bacterial infection. This can be a problem for someone who does not have any history of cardiovascular diseases. Too much inflammation in the body can cause plaque to accumulate in your coronary arteries which can weaken or damage your heart. So if you are a person who needs a root canal treatment, don&

Myths and facts about Root canal treatment

Several opinions and wrong information are floating around on Root Canal procedure. While some are facts, many are often myths. These myths often scare people unnecessarily and can cause unwanted loss of tooth while it could have been salvaged. Let us debunk these myths one by one. This process is very painful: This probably is the most famously absurd myth. Today’s advancement in the field of medical science has given us a lot of options to put down the pain when a  root canal procedure  is done. Local anesthesia can numb the pain when the treatment is done. For people with severe anxiety, sedation dentistry or sleep dentistry as an option is available. You would observe no pain at all when the treatment is done. This process requires multiple sittings: This is also not true. After the procedure is done, in most cases only one more sitting is required. This second sitting is for the cap or crown placement. There is no next visit that is required. But one should make it a

What is a Root Canal treatment?

Root Canal is a procedure where the infected or inflamed part of the pulp is removed and the root canal is cleaned, disinfected, and sealed. The root canal procedure usually ends by closing the teeth with a cap. Root Canal treatment is usually done when the pulp which sits beneath the central part of the tooth is infected or inflamed. The pulp is the portion of the tooth which houses the nerves, blood vessels and connective tissue of the tooth. Root canal treatments are one of the most common Endodontic treatments in Chennai. For More Information visit us at https://expertdental.in/ Contact us +91-99415-11444 Mail us at expertdentalcare@gmail.com