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What is Root Canal?

Category: Surgeries

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Root canal is endodontic therapy that involves a sequence of treatment for the pulp of a tooth whose end result is the elimination of infection and protection of the decontaminated tooth from future microbial invasion.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Toothache 9 2
Abscess 1 1
Infection of uncertain origin 1 0
Tooth abscess 1 0
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 23 patients that have had Root Canal

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 2
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 1

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Root Canal

Side effect Patients Percentage
Facial neuralgia 1
Facial pain 1
Numbness in chin 1

Why patients stopped taking Root Canal

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Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 1
See all 12 patients who've stopped having Root Canal

Duration

Stopped having Root Canal

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 11
6 months - 1 year 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 2
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 1
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 2
Somewhat hard to take 0
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 1
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Root Canal.