Do you have any idea about what is ROOT-CANAL OPERATION?

ROOT CANAL operation? - teeth
@shana123 (2095)
India
January 26, 2007 2:02pm CST
my friend is suffering from severe tooth pain,when he consulted doctor he was given a course period of tablets and he added that he has to undergo ROOT-CANAL operation!!!.He is very badly suffering in TOOTH pain. Is that a major(serious)operation,why is that operation done? have you ever undergone such kind of operation?
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@Polly1 (12645)
• United States
27 Jan 07
I have never had one done, I do need a few but can't affod it. I do not have dental insurance. The dentist will give your friend a shot to numb the area. Then they take out the root of the tooth. I believe they fill in in with something. Then they will put a cap or a crown on top. Basically a fake tooth on top.
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@shana123 (2095)
• India
27 Jan 07
oh!!! i see.. so sctually what is wrong with that tooth? why do they pluck off that tooth??? dp you know the reason for it?
@subha12 (18441)
• India
11 Aug 08
it is very old discussion. still as i have some knowledge, i wanted to add something. yes i have soem idea. in this acse the detist make acanal type path to the root of the tooth,. then they apply certain chemicals, calciums etc to inject inside that canal. it is to make the tooth strong.
@chennai_b02 (1735)
• India
11 Aug 08
Root Canal - Root canal..
Yes, the root canal operation is very common in the recent days... If you have any problem in your tooth the doctors are advised you to go for the root canal operations.. and they fix the Cap on it.. The Root Canal is nothing but, the existing tooth will be cleaned, upto the bottom, till the root, the root will be removed. The tooth will loose its strength due to removal of the root, so, the existing tooth will become a skeleton, so, the doctors will fix the CAp on it, the cap is nothing but, the duplicate teeth, which will looks like your existing tooth, the viewers will not be able to find that you have a duplicate (CAP) teeth. The said CAP is available in the "Silver" and also in the "ENAMAL", if you choose the silver, it will be looks separately, and it will be easily identified by the others those who see your teeth, and if you select the enamal teeth, this will be as like as your existing teeth, but this will be little costly.. This enamal is the double cost of the Silver one. As per your financial strenth, you can choose any one.