Root Canal Treatment
Root Canal Treatment
Root canal treatment can often save a tooth that would otherwise need to be taken out. Call 613-321-0265 if you are in pain and we will book you the earliest opening we have.
Root canal treatment can often save a tooth that would otherwise need to be taken out. Call 613-321-0265 if you are in pain and we will book you the earliest opening we have.
When the soft tissue inside a tooth becomes infected, the usual choices are root canal treatment or removing the tooth. Root canal treatment clears the infection from inside the tooth and keeps the tooth itself in place. It is carried out under local anaesthetic, and most people find it comparable to having a filling.
The infected pulp is removed, the canals inside the root are cleaned and shaped, and the space is sealed so bacteria cannot re-enter. The toothache that brought you in usually settles within a few days. The tooth is more brittle afterwards, so a back tooth normally needs a crown to stop it fracturing — we will tell you before we start whether yours is likely to.
What happens from the first assessment through to restoring the tooth.
We assess the tooth and take digital X-rays to determine the extent of infection.
Local anaesthetic is given so the tooth and surrounding gum are numb during treatment.
Infected pulp is removed and the canals are cleaned and shaped.
The canals are sealed and the tooth is restored with a filling or crown.
The toothache that brought you in usually settles within a few days. Because the tooth is more brittle once treated, a back tooth normally needs a crown to stop it fracturing.
What root canal treatment is intended to achieve, and the practical points to weigh up beforehand.
Preserve your natural tooth structure and avoid extraction
Clears infection from inside the tooth and relieves the pain it was causing
Stop bacteria from spreading to surrounding teeth and bone
Maintain normal biting force and chewing efficiency
If you are in pain, call 613-321-0265 and we will book you the earliest opening we have. Whether root canal treatment is the right option for a particular tooth can only be confirmed after an examination and X-rays.
Questions patients ask about root canal treatment. If yours is not here, call 613-321-0265.
Root canal treatment clears infection from the soft tissue inside a tooth so the tooth itself can stay in place. The infected pulp is removed, the canals inside the root are cleaned and shaped, and the space is sealed so bacteria cannot re-enter.
Severe pain when chewing or applying pressure, prolonged sensitivity to hot or cold, darkening of the tooth, swelling and tenderness in nearby gums, or a persistent pimple on the gums can all point to infection inside a tooth. An examination and X-rays confirm whether root canal treatment is needed.
Treatment is carried out under local anaesthetic, so the tooth and the gum around it are numb. Most people find it comparable to having a filling. The toothache that brought you in usually settles within a few days afterwards.
We assess the tooth and take digital X-rays to determine the extent of infection, give local anaesthetic, remove the infected pulp, then clean and shape the canals. The canals are sealed and the tooth is restored with a filling or crown.
The tooth is more brittle after treatment, so a back tooth normally needs a crown to stop it fracturing. We will tell you before treatment starts whether yours is likely to need one.
When the pulp inside a tooth is infected, the usual alternative is removing the tooth. We explain what each option involves so you can decide which is right for you.
Call 613-321-0265 and tell us what has happened. We will find you the earliest opening we have.
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