Root Canal Treatment

Root canal treatment is done when decay will likely damage or has already killed a tooth. During a root canal, a dentist removes the pulp from the center of a tooth and fills the pulp cavity thermoplastic material that seals it and prevents future infection. This can prevent the development of a painful infection in the pulp that may spread to other teeth.

A root canal can also treat an infection that has developed into an abscessed tooth. This procedure can remove a toothache, stop infection, and promote healing.

A root canal may be the treatment option for you if you have a tooth ache that lasts for hours or prevents you from sleeping.

Root canal Therapy

Root canal symptoms

pain when biting or chewing

swelling of the gum near the affected tooth

pus oozing from the affected tooth facial swelling

the tooth becoming darker in colour

Why would someone need Root canal treatment?

To save an infected tooth

To save a broken tooth

Tooth has endured trauma causing the nerve to die

As a preventative measure when having cosmeticdentistry or crowns prepared

The nerve in a tooth goes bad due to a long standinglarge filling or crown encroaching on the nerve

What is the success rate of latest root canal treatment?

Because of improvements in dental medications, techniques and technologies, the root canal process has a better than 90% long-term success rate.

Save your tooth when possible. You only receive one set of teeth as an adult.