A filled or decayed tooth with an abscess. The filling is removed to access the cavity. The root canals are reamed to remove the tooth nerves. Gutta-perchas are inserted to fill the root. These are then cut-off, sealed and the tooth filled. The abscess will reduce. A crown may be necessary later.
Root treatments on back teeth can be more complicated … … because they have a number of roots. The root canals are exposed. All roots then need to be excavated … … making sure that the entire tooth nerve is removed. The cavity is then filled with gutta percha … … and the tooth then filled.
In areas of deep dental decay, bacteria can invade into the dental pulp causing the tooth to become infected and inflamed. The infection can then spread down the root canals often leading to severe pain and swelling.
Root canal treatment is then required and essentially involves cleaning the ‘inside of the tooth’ and filling the root canals with an inert material in order to prevent future re-contamination of the tooth. This procedure is very technique sensitive and we carry this treatment out to a very high standard. In most cases we use rubber dam isolation inorder to carry out the treatment in an aseptic environment. We also use modern flexible Nickel-Titanium rotary instruments to deliver precision Root Canal treatment. The root canals are finally sealed with thermoplastic gutta percha, which is an inert material. This provides an excellent long lasting seal.
