Root Canal Treatment

Root canal treatment is required when the nerve and blood supply to the tooth is damaged. Left untreated the tooth could develop an abscess. Root canal treatment is a dental procedure used to treat infection at the centre of a tooth.

 

The difference between loosing or keeping a tooth

Root canal treatment is not painful and can save a tooth that might otherwise have to be removed completely. Root canal treatment is a way of saving the tooth which otherwise needs to be removed. Root canal therapy is a leading treatment used to save a badly damaged or unhealthy tooth. When a tooth hurts continuously or has an abscess, a root canal could be carried out in order to save the tooth. Endodontics is the science and practise of root fillings or root canal therapy. Performed well, root fillings can often be the difference between loosing or keeping a tooth.