Pulpectomy
What is pulpectomy?
Pulpectomy is a procedure that involves total removal of all the infected pulp tissue of a baby tooth followed by filling of a dental medicament to ensure removal of bacteria. It is then followed by placement of a dental crown to maximise its strength. It is an important step in root canal treatment. Visit Aspen Dental to learn about the root canal treatment cost in Gurgaon.
Why is it important?
Pulpectomy of milk teeth is considered as an important treatment to ensure either normal shedding or a long-term survival of natural teeth. When the decay spreads deep into the tooth and reaches the living pulp tissue, then pulpectomy is highly advisable.
Know the signs & symptoms
If your child complains of pain and swelling within the gum tissues or even the cheek, which arises on its own and increases more at night then, you know the pulp tissue is involved. Rarely some teeth may proceed to pulpectomy without much pain and in asymptomatic way. You can get the best treatment at Aspen Dental which can help your child get relief from this enduring pain. To learn about the root canal treatment cost in Gurgaon, visit Aspen Dental.
FAQs
Root canal treatment is not painful, although avoiding it or not getting it done might be the cause of excruciating pain.
The tooth is anaesthetized before starting the pain and pain killers are prescribed for post-operative care.
If the tooth decay reaches the nerves (called as pulp of the tooth), it causes infection and symptoms such as pain on eating anything hot or cold, sometimes extreme tooth pain while asleep. In order to combat it, the dentist will suggest a root canal treatment after taking an x-ray of the tooth. Root canal is a common and routine dental procedure where the tooth is anaesthetized and all the infected nerves and decay is removed from the canals of the tooth, it’s thoroughly flushed with medicines and sealed with appropriate materials. After the tooth becomes symptom free a tooth colored cap is given on the affected tooth.
The pain might occur till the time infection is not healed and treated i.e. the root canal treatment is started. The treatment is not painful as it is done under local anaesthesia.
Root canal treatment involves removing the decay, cleaning and disinfecting the canals and filling the canals and tooth. In case of infection the complete procedure might take more than one visit. Your dentist will take an x-ray and guide you regarding the treatment before starting. The root canal treatment cost in Gurgaon at Aspen Dental is determined by a thorough examination of the tooth as the severity of infection determines the procedure as well as cost included.
Laser in dentistry is an effective adjunct. It helps in thorough disinfection of the canal and quick healing of the affected teeth. At Aspen Dental the root canal treatment cost in Gurgaon is suggested after the thorough examination which helps the dentist in deciding the treatment approach.
The tentative root canal treatment cost in Gurgaon i.e. of an RCT starts at Rs. 4000. However, it depends on case to case and tooth involved. Get a dental check up done and x-ray done to decide for the best dental treatment option and the cost of the same.