Root Canal Treatment (Endodontics)

Inside every tooth is a soft core of nerve and blood vessels called the pulp. When the pulp becomes infected or inflamed, through deep decay, a crack or trauma, it can cause severe toothache and, if left, an abscess. Root canal treatment, or endodontics, treats this from within: rather than removing the tooth, the dentist removes the damaged pulp, disinfects the hollow canals and seals them, which relieves the pain and lets you keep your own tooth.

At FROE the tooth is numbed with local anaesthetic and isolated so it stays clean and dry during treatment. Using a dedicated endodontic motor and fine instruments, the dentist cleans and shapes the canals, then fills and seals them to prevent re-infection. Because back teeth have more canals than front teeth, the fee reflects whether the tooth has one, two or three canals; a tooth that was root-treated before but has flared up again can also be…