Endodontic Treatment 

What is Endodontic Treatment (Root Canal Treatment) ?

Endodontic treatment is one of the most common dental procedures. Every year more than 14 million Endodontic Treatments are performed worldwide. This simple treatment can save our natural teeth and prevent the future need for bridges or implants.

Inside the tooth is the pulp. Infection of the pulp can be caused by trauma, deep caries, crack or repeated dental procedures. If this happens patient may have tooth fracture, swelling, sensitivity to heat stimuli, toothache or gum pain.

If you experience any of the above, it is quite possible that you will need endodontic treatment. In this process the infected pulp is removed and the root canals are cleaned and filled. Local anesthesia is used for this procedure and usually one or more appointments are required. The success rates of this process are very high, in some cases around 90%. The use of modern equipment for cleaning and filling the root canals together with the help of a microscope makes the procedure more predictable and increases the incidents that can be treated.