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Overview

Dentists at Heritage Hospital are experts when it comes to dental problems. Infections in the tooth can be extremely painful, especially if it reaches the pulp. The pulp is the living part of the tooth with several blood vessels. It lies near the nerves. Any trauma or infection that reaches the pulp results in unbearable pain.

Doctors at Heritage Hospitals specialize in root canal treatment by effectively removing the damaged pulp from the insides. Moreover, with advanced equipment and state-of-the-art surgery rooms, our experts ensure the RCT is done quickly and effectively.

When is Root Canal Treatment RCT Required?

Root Canal Therapy is essential when the oral bacteria affects the pulp inside your tooth. It usually happens when the cavity is left untreated or there is a crack or damage to the tooth due to trauma. Here are some symptoms for which you have to visit the expert root canal doctors in Varanasi:

  • Severe tooth pain that doesn't go away.

  • Increased sensitivity to heat and cold.

  • Swollen gums or jaws

  • Pimples on the gums

  • Tooth discoloration

  • Broken or loose tooth

  • A sensation of pain when you touch or apply pressure on the toon.

Most times, people fail to notice they have a damaged tooth, and delay in diagnosing can cause complications. So, if you are experiencing throbbing pain, schedule an appointment with Heritage Hospital's expert dentists. With several years of experience, our experts will rightly diagnose the issue and suggest the best treatment plan to relieve pain.

How is the Root Canal Treatment RCT Performed ?

Treatment Procedure

Before beginning the process, the root canal doctors in Varanasi will take a dental X-ray of the affected tooth to analyze the damage and ensure whether RCT is the right treatment. Here is what happens during RCT treatment:

  1. Local anesthesia is used to numb the affected tooth's surrounding areas. Nitrous oxide, oral sedatives, or intravenous (IV) sedation to calm you during the procedure or if you have dental anxiety.

  2. A small rubber dam is placed to keep the tooth dry.

  3. After dental dam placement, a small hole is made inside the tooth's crown to access the pulp.

  4. Doctors use tiny dental instruments to remove the damaged nerves, blood vessels, and tissues inside the tooth.

  5. After removing the pulp, the doctors clean, disinfect, and shape the pulp chamber and root canals.

  6. The experts use gutta-percha, a flexible, rubbery dental material, to fill the canal.

  7. A temporary dental filling seals the tooth, and a dental crown protects the treated tooth. Crowns are custom-made, and building them takes 2-3 weeks. Temporary filling is replaced with a permanent crown when the crown is ready.

Procedure

Root Canal Treatment is a dental procedure that aims to provide relief from damaged teeth. During the RCT treatment in Varanasi, a general dentist or endodontist removes the inflamed pulp and fills the space with a filling after cleaning and disinfecting the tooth's insides.

Possible Risks

RCT is a common dental procedure and has relatively no side effects. The risks associated with RCT are majorly minor. Some common risks or complications include -

  • Extensive Bleeding During Surgery
    Patients with a history of diabetes or high blood pressure can have extensive bleeding during surgery. To prevent this, the doctors at the Heritage Hospitals take extra precautions and follow a strict medical protocol.

  • Sinus Congestion
    It is one of the common risks associated with root canals because the teeth are connected to the sinuses. Inflammation in sinus cavities can be irritating; however, it is threatening, and our RCT doctors in Varanasi can easily treat it with antibiotics and nasal saline solutions.

  • Reinfection
    It is a possible risk, but it happens when the root canal treatment is completed incorrectly. However, at Heritage Hospital, our specialist endodontist keeps all the essential protocols in mind to avoid the risk of reinfection. If the seal cracks down or erodes due to improper care, it can cause the bacteria to repopulate. At Heritage Hospital, our experts will provide extensive guidelines to care for your teeth after root canal treatment, thereby reducing the chance of reinfection.
    Our skilled team comprises of board-certified dentists and dental professionals who specialise in root canal treatment in Varanasi. Moreover, our state-of-the-art diagnostics tools and equipment assist our experts in better diagnosis, performing minimally invasive treatment with quick recovery times. When you visit with your problem at Heritage Hospital, our team will evaluate your case, discuss treatment options, and create a personalised plan to meet your individual needs.

Why Choose Us?

Heritage Hospitals is a leading hospital in Varanasi where patients can seek quality treatment. Here are some reasons to choose Heritage Hospitals -

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Round-the-clock assistance. Emergency treatment department

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Quality maintenance. Advanced diagnostic facilities

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FAQ’s

Root Canal Treatment (RCT) occurs when the soft tissue (pulp) inside the root canal becomes infected or inflamed. It is done for the carious tooth (Cavities) with pulpal involvement, fractured tooth, etc.

The infected area is anaesthetised locally, the tooth is drilled, and the infected pulp is removed. The space of the root canal is enlarged and makes infection accessible. It is then filled till the root apex.

To make it a painless root canal treatment, patients are given Local Anaesthesia, also known as Novocain, during Root Canal Treatment.

You don't get unconscious during a root canal procedure. You remain conscious but do not feel any pain due to sedation. You can also drive yourself home after the surgery.

RCT treatment in Varanasi takes approximately 3-4 sittings, each lasting roughly half an hour.

The three stages of RCT are a) Initial analysis and cleaning b) Follow-up cleaning and medication c) Filling the root canal

The patient doesn’t need ICU care after RCT in Varanasi. It is an oral surgery that doesn’t involve any complicated procedure. The patient is awake during the process is done and doesn’t need any ICU services afterwards.

The possible complications associated with Root Canal Treatment are pain, partial trismus (painful spasms in the muscles surrounding the jaw joints), sledge formation, perforation, breakage of files inside the root canal during procedures, etc.

You are given local anaesthesia, which means the procedure is a painless root canal treatment.

Your dentist may recommend a crown after a root canal treatment to restore the tooth. However, it is not necessary.

The patient can start to consume something after half an hour. Patients are advised to consume soft diets like mashed potatoes, juices, soups, yoghurt, etc. The patient is advised to avoid hard food as much as possible, like toast or steak. One should con

The patient is admitted and operated on the same day. Root Canal Treatment is 30 to 45 minutes of procedure carried out at the same time you are admitted.

The Root Canal Treatment cost in Varanasi varies from 2000 to 4000. However, the exact price depends on the severity of your case, the dentist treating you, the hospital you are admitted to, the chemicals used in the procedure, and so forth.

Root Canal Treatment takes various sittings, so the entire cost to be paid before the procedure is unnecessary. It can be made in reasonable instalments before the final step of the process.

No, since Root Canal Treatment is not a significant surgery, most insurance does not cover Root Canal’s cost. To know more about the same, you can visit our page https://heritagehospitals.com/insurance/3

Root Canal Treatment is an oral procedure that takes approx 30 minutes in each sitting, and the patient needs to stay in the hospital for 30-45 minutes, after which he can drive himself back home.

You can resume your normal working after the Root Canal Treatment immediately after the procedure. You can continue your regular work when you feel comfortable, and the pain subsides.

You need one follow-up visit a week after your Root Canal procedure. This might take up to only 15 minutes to ensure that the process has been done well and that no possible complications are visible.

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