Root Canal Treatment (Microscope)

Root-canal (endodontic) treatment is used when the soft tissue inside a tooth — the pulp, which contains the nerve and blood supply — becomes infected or irreversibly inflamed, typically through deep decay, a crack or trauma. Left untreated this can cause pain and abscess formation and ultimately the loss of the tooth. The treatment removes the diseased pulp, shapes and disinfects the narrow canals inside the roots, and fills and seals them so the tooth…

At Diamante Clinica endodontics is carried out under a surgical operating microscope, which magnifies and illuminates the inside of the tooth so the dentist can locate and treat the fine, sometimes curved or accessory canals more precisely. Treatment is performed under local anaesthetic and may be completed over one or more visits depending on the tooth and the level of infection. The clinic distinguishes between primary treatment of a tooth that has not…