Root Canal Surgery, Dental Treatment

Saving your natural teeth should always be your first choice when dental care is needed, as not even the most advanced bridges and implants, can truly replace your natural tooth. Inside each tooth there is a pulp which provides nutrients and nerves to the tooth, it runs like a thread down through the root. When the pulp is diseased or injured, the pulp tissue dies. The pulp must then be removed, or else the will get infected and the tooth could fall out. Root canal treatment removes the injured pulp of your tooth and fills and seals the space. Afterward the root canal treatment, you may have a crown or other restoration placed on the tooth to protect or cosmetically enhance it. Your tooth is then restored and can function just like any other tooth for the rest of your life, ensuring comfortable chewing and a natural appearance.

Although some general dentists perform root canal procedures, many refer their patients to endodontic specialists, who have specialised training and experience in endodontics and can often save even the most severely injured teeth.

The signs of needing endodontic treatment include pain, prolonged sensitivity to heat or cold, tenderness to touch and chewing, discoloration of the tooth, and swelling, drainage and tenderness in the lymph nodes as well as nearby bone and gingival tissues. Sometimes, however, there are no obvious symptoms.