FOR PATIENTS:
ENDODONTICS:
It is the specialty responsible for the prevention and treatment of the dental pulp, a living structure located inside the tooth and containing, among other elements, nerves and blood vessels.
Endodontic Treatment, known as root canal treatment, consists of removing the dental pulp or necrotic remains from the root canal and then closing it (obturation).
It is popularly known as "root canal treatment".
TREATMENTS:
Depending on the case, the treatment can be done in a single session:
- Clinical Endodontics;
- Microscopy;
- Endodontic emergencies;
- Dental Trauma;
DTM AND OROFACIAL PAIN:
Temporomandibular dysfunction and orofacial pain is the specialty responsible for the research and treatment of mouth and facial pain, and its treatment, when indicated.
Headaches, facial, mouth or dental pains can have several associated causes, and their diagnosis can be made in many cases by multidisciplinary teams.
TREATMENTS:
Research and treatment in cases of:
- Dental hypersensitivity in several teeth;
- Pain and clicking in the joint of the mouth;
- Toothache with no apparent cause;
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Pain in the face, head, ear, mouth, associated with oral problems;
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Generally speaking, treatment is indicated for:
- Inflamed pulp due to caries, infiltrations, fractures or loss of bone and gums.
- Infections in the root canal and/or adjacent bone.
- Dental trauma.
- Restorative or prosthetic needs.
- In acute cases, spontaneous, throbbing pain, reacting to stimuli such as cold or heat.
- In more advanced chronic cases, pain is more dispersed and constant, often irradiating to other areas of the mouth or even the face.
- In infectious cases, common symptoms are the sensation of a "grown tooth," pain when biting, pain on palpation, swelling of varying sizes or the presence of pus in the mouth, and possible fever.
- The treatment is not painful, and is performed with the patient properly anesthetized.
- No, the treatment does not darken the tooth.
- The tooth does not "die". Its entire outer root surface remains covered by "living" fibers.
As long as it is properly restored after treatment, the tooth is not weakened.