Root Canal Treatment

This procedure is also called ENDODONTIC treatment. This is done to save a tooth that has been severely damaged by Decay or Trauma. Endodontic therapy is a conservative means of saving a tooth and avoiding an extraction. Endodontic treatment is successful in over 93% of cases and, if looked after, the tooth can last a life time. However, there are times when Root Canal Therapy is not appropriate and extraction and replacement is the only option.

In Root Canal Treatment we remove the inner portion of the tooth called the PULP. This part of the tooth comprises the nerve, blood vessels and connective tissue, and is necessary for the normal development and growth of a tooth. However, once a tooth is fully mature, it can function normally without the pulp. Once the pulp chamber is cleaned and properly shaped, it is filled up and sealed with a filling or covered with a crown.