ROOT CANAL TREATMENT

SINGLE SITTING RCT

Single-visit RCT involves cleaning, shaping, and obturation during a single treatment session. Alternatively, multiple-visit treatment includes  placement of a short term medicament, such as calcium hydroxide, for the time between the cleaning and shaping appointment and the obturation appointment.

MULTIPLE SITTING RCT

When there is a chronic /long standing infection showing pus accumalation in & around the tooth with out or withs wellin gab scess, RCT require multiple sittings to drainthepus.

Steps in the Multi-sitting RCT procedure:

• First step is to open the pulp chamber to allow access to the canals.
• Once open, the infected nerves are removed with the help of special instruments known as files. The canals are flushed with antiseptic solution. Sometimes frank discharge of pus can be seen oozing from canals along with foul odour. This should be flushed out.
• The root canals are further cleaned & reshaped.
• Obturation of the canals are Done to prevent further infection.
• After Obturation permanent Restoration or A Prosthetic Crown is placed to allow proper Mastication.