There are several reasons why you may need

a root canal. The most common are:

1. Trauma - a physical blow to a tooth

or a constant striking by a tooth in the opposite jaw that traumatizes the tooth.

2. Physical irritation - deep decay or a very large filling. Regardless of the initial causes, the tooth pulp becomes irritated and an abscess (infection) occurs. Bacteria from your saliva grow within the tooth pulp, causing pressure and pain. In some cases your face may swell. Eventually the pulp dies, causing the bone around the tooth to be destroyed.

HOLISTIC ENDODONTIC ROOT CANAL

Definition: Endodontic procedure (root canal) is a procedure where the contents of the root (nerve, tissue, blood vessels and fluids) housed in the inner chamber of the root are removed due to contamination of these tissues. The root canal sterilizes the chamber and puts in its places a substance that inhibits further infection from existing in the tooth and surrounding tissue.

Problem: The ability to diagnose and treat the potential of this problem and eliminate these problems from reoccurring, presents controversy about the current treatment. The pros and cons are chronic symptoms, impingement on biological pathways and the creation of systemic diseases related to this procedure.

Necessity of Teeth: Since the body is interrelated there is a stimulus response associated with mastication. The teeth are needed for support of underlying body function, organ stimulation and orthopedic support to the vertebrae, along with the process of digestion of food. The conclusion is it is not o.k. to loose teeth.

Since the current approach to root canal therapy has some potential problems RATHER then make or create a better procedure, all hope has been thrown out and some schools of thought have determined that it is better to remove the tooth which is a huge non confront and loss to the patient.

There are different types of endo teeth to be classified. In other words, whether to treat or eliminate one has decided the most optimum procedure that takes into account biocompatibility of substance used to clean, shape, irrigate, sterilize and fill the canal which ultimately determines if it's a success or a failure.

There are no cookbook techniques since everyone is an individual that has different biological needs and different biological congruencies and in-congruencies. The optimum results can be determined by three tests prior to the procedure, during and after.

The controversial issues have to deal with prediction. So that we can have better prediction a classification systems has been devised to determine what category the tooth belongs to and what are the options and predictability so one can determine to provide the Endodontic procedure or eliminate the tooth.

CLASS I - Acute
CLASS II - Acute with area of infection
CLASS III - Chronic with area of infection
CLASS IV - Reoccurred lesion on already treated tooth

Care Following Treatment

Once the root canal treatment has been completed, you should be aware of the following considerations:

• Discoloration - Occasionally an endodontically treated tooth may undergo a change in color. While this is of no great medical concern, you may be interested in having the tooth bleached. Be sure to ask us about tooth bleaching.
• Brittleness - A non- vital (endodontically treated) tooth is more brittle than a vital one, and is more susceptible to fracture. Therefore, we recommend that your root canal tooth be crowned (capped) following treatment.

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