Root Canal Ealing | Prof. Subir Banerji

Root canal treatment (also called endodontics) is needed when the pulp inside your tooth becomes infected through tooth decay or damaged by an injury to your mouth. This infection may spread through the root canal system and could eventually lead to an abscess, causing a great deal of discomfort. If root canal treatment is not carried out, the tooth may need to be taken out. Root canal therapy involves the following:

First, local anaesthetic will be administered to ensure no discomfort is felt during treatment.
The root canal system will be carefully accessed using a surgical microscope and under a protective dental dam.
The root canal system will be thoroughly cleaned out to remove all infection and pulp.
The root canal system is then filled and sealed.
The tooth is checked at a later visit and when all the infection has cleared, the tooth is permanently restored.

Root canal treatment is a skilled and time-consuming procedure and some courses of treatment will involve two or more visits.

A tooth with root canal treatment which was done 10 years ago and the tooth was saved. The implant was also done for the missing tooth at the same time.