Root Canal Treatment

Inside every tooth is a soft core of nerve and blood vessels called the pulp. When decay, a crack or trauma lets bacteria reach the pulp, it becomes inflamed or infected, which can cause severe pain or an abscess. Root canal (endodontic) treatment removes that diseased tissue, disinfects and shapes the narrow canals inside the roots, and seals them — allowing the tooth itself to be kept and continue functioning rather than being extracted.

At Denti Clinic root canal treatment is performed under local anaesthetic and with the aid of a dental microscope, whose magnification and light help the dentist find and clean all of the canals, including fine or curved ones that are easy to miss. The number of canals varies by tooth — front teeth often have one while molars have three or four — which is why the price is banded by canal count. The cleaned canals are filled and the access cavity sealed;…