Here at EndoCare we are experts at diagnosing and treating dental pain and infection. Whether you have been referred to us by your dentist, or you have found us online, we will always treat you with the greatest of care, and will be on hand to guide and support you through every step of the way.
Preparation of Root Canals
Endodontic or ‘root canal’ treatment can often be performed in one or two visits. First the area is carefully numbed so you don’t feel any pain at all. A small protective sheet called a ‘dental dam’ is placed over the teeth to keep the area clean and dry. We will then create a small opening in the crown of your tooth to allow us to clean out the infected pulp from inside your tooth.
After the space is cleaned and shaped, the root canals are filled with a rubber-like material called ‘gutta-percha’ to ensure the root canals are completely sealed. In most cases, a temporary filling will then be used to close the opening in your tooth. Once your tooth has been closed up you willl then be asked to make a follow-up appointment with us to check everything is as it should be.
Once you are completely satisfied with your treatment with us, you must then return to your normal dentist to have the temporary filling replaced and the tooth restored to further protect and seal it from harmful bacteria. If the tooth lacks sufficient structure to hold the restoration in place, your dentist may place a post inside the tooth before the tooth is built up with a solid core.
Re-Treatment – 1
Re-Treatment – 2
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Occasionally a tooth may not heal as expected after initial treatment. This can happen for a variety of reasons, the most common of which are listed in this section. A re-treated tooth can function well for years, or even a full lifetime. However, once a tooth has been previously treated, the success rates of further re-treatments drop to about 80%.
MAIN REASONS FOR RE-TREATMENT:
REASON-1: Difficulty in cleaning very fine, narrow canals, leaving unclean portions of the root.
REASON-2: Complicated canal anatomy, perhaps with extra, undetected canals.
REASON-3: Further bacterial leakage around the filling/crown or a fracture allowing contamination.
Root Canal Filling 1
Root Canal Filling 2
Root Canal Filling 3
Endocare
Harley Street Root Canal Clinic
99 Harley Street
London
W1G 6AQ
Contact this Clinic:
Call us: 0207 224 0999
Email us: CLICK HERE
Endocare
Richmond Root Canal Clinic
4-6 George Street
Richmond
Surrey TW9 1JY
Contact this Clinic:
Call us: 0208 912 1340
Email us: CLICK HERE
We can help if you are having problems with teeth previously root canal treated by other dentists.
Using the latest surgical techniques we help save teeth even if root canal treatment is not possible.
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