Root Canal Therapy

The natural tooth consists of roughly three layers. The inner-most layer is called the pulp and consists on the tooth’s nerve and blood supply which are housed in natural hollows in the tooth called the pulp chamber and root canals. The pulp can become infected with bacteria or begin to de-vitalise for a number of reasons. If this does occur, a patient only has two options; one is to remove the tooth, and the other, preferred option is a root canal treatment.



Root Canal Therapy or Root Canal Treatment is the complete removal of the pulp, and the subsequent cleaning, shaping and decontamination of these hollows with the use of tiny files and irrigating solutions and the obturation, or filling, of the decontaminated root canals with a suitable filling material.

A root canal is usually performed when the tooth cannot be filled or restored any other way because the decay has reached the nerve of the tooth or the tooth has become infected. Despite the common misconception that root canal treatments are fearsome, painful procedures, the process is relatively or completely painless when done properly.
 
If you want to know more about this or any other procedure or if you may be a candidate for such treatment please don’t hesitate to contact us.