Endodontics is a part of dentistry that implies studying and treating of the endodontic complex structure, meaning the pulp chamber content inside a tooth (dental live pulp , blood vessels and nerves).
Teeth that cannot be treated anymore by crown filling because of the nerve inflammation are devitalized, meaning the nerve is taken out from the pulp chamber under local anesthesia. After the devitalization the canals are shaped and filled with a paste- the root canal treatment.
As the decay advances towards the pulp chamber, the nerve will become affected, causing you great pain. Pulpitis is medical symptom in which the dental pulp becomes inflamed. Pulpitis…
Dental gangrene represents the death of pulp tissue. When the necrosis is due to ischemia with superimposed bacterial infection, it is referred to as pulp gangrene. Any postponed root canal…
Devitalisation and root canal treatment 
Devitalisation in the main treatment for endodontic lesions. It starts with a local anesthesia, than continues with nerve and all pulp chamber content removal. The root canals are thoroughly cleaned…
A tooth abscess is a complication of tooth decay. It may also result from trauma to the tooth, such as when a tooth is broken or chipped. Openings in…
