ROOT canal treatment saves injured or diseased teeth when before they frequently had to be removed.
The procedure may be performed by a general dentist or a specialist called an endodontist.
The American Dental Association (ADA) defines a root canal treatment as “the removal and replacement of a tooth’s pulp, the soft tissue containing blood vessels, nerves and the connective tissue.”
The pulp is found in a canal running in the center of the hard tissue inside the tooth. It extends from the pulp chamber in the crown down to the root canal to the tip of the root in the jawbone.
A tooth has only one pulp chamber. However, it may have more than one root and several root canals. If the pulp is damaged through injury or disease and left untreated, bacteria can leak into the pulp and cause the pulp to die.
If a root canal procedure is not performed, an abscess may form at the tip of the root and will be very painful. The bone that anchors the tooth in the jaw may be damaged.
Without treatment, the tooth may have to be removed, the ADA says in a background paper published in the Journal of the American Dental Association in March 2001.
In the United States, new research shows that the root canal market will reach $1.388 billion by 2028, up from $1 billion in 2021.
The Market Research Report from Insight Partners shows that the market growth in North America is driven by rising prevalence of dental diseases, increasing awareness regarding dental health and a growing geriatric population.
Insight Partners specializes in industries reports for semiconductor and electronics, aerospace and defense, automotive and transportation, biotechnology, healthcare IT and so on.
According to its Market Research Report, North America dominated the global root canal market in 2020.
The prevalence of dental and oral conditions is rising worldwide, and these issues might lead to tooth loss, dry mouth, cavities, biting difficulties – and root canal.
Dental diseases are the most common non-communicable diseases that affect people at least once in their lifetime.
According to a report of the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2016, published in September 2018, oral diseases affected 3.58 billion people worldwide.
Dental caries or tooth decay was ranked 11th among the most prevalent dental disease in the world, and it is a severe periodontal or gum disease that may result in tooth loss.
The World Health Organization reckons that from 60 percent to 90 percent of children and about 100 percent of adults worldwide have cavities.
According to the American College of Prosthodontists, 178 million Americans are missing at least one tooth. Additionally, on average, 40 million Americans suffer from tooth decay.
According to the American Association of Endodontics, over 15 million root canals are performed every year, more than 41,000 root canals are performed every single day.
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Dr. Joseph D. Lim is the former Associate Dean of the UE College of Dentistry, former Dean of the College of Dentistry, National University, past president and honorary fellow of the Asian Oral Implant Academy, and honorary fellow of the Japan College of Oral Implantologists and Honorary Life Member of Thai Association of Dental Implantology. For questions on dental health, e-mail jdlim2008@gmail.com or text 0917-8591515./PN
