Root canal treatment Northcote

Every tooth has two main parts. The Crown is the visible white part while the root is the part that is below the gum line where the nerves connect. Surrounding the root is tissue, known as the pulp, which supplies the nutrients to the tooth to keep it healthy. If the root or the pulp gets infected, it leads to root level tooth decay which warrants to removal of infected area to prevent further damage. The process of removing the infected root and pulp of the tooth, drilling and cleaning out the inside of the tooth and sealing it back is called Root canal treatment Northcote

The main goal of Root canal treatment Northcote is to avoid further damage to the decayed tooth so as to preserve it and avoid permanent tooth loss rather that extracting the tooth and replacing by an artificial tooth that won’t be as strong and natural.

It takes quite some time for the root canal to be cleaned and the infected pulp to be removed. A temporary filling may be placed during the Root canal treatment Northcote which would need to be sealed permanently after the treatment by an artificial crown as an exposed root canal can lead to further infections and also causes weakening of the tooth.

Most people assume that Root canal treatment Northcote is very painful which is not entirely incorrect but actually, the pain that a patient feels has more to do with the condition itself than the treatment as root canals are usually performed on patients who have exposed or inflamed nerves which are very sensitive to touch. We at Lygon Family Dental however, use rotary endodontic technology with electrically-powered instruments to perform the Root canal treatment Northcote rather than traditional stainless-steel manual files so that it is easier to get to the nerves and is not as excruciating for the patient.

With our careful comprehensive approach, Root canal treatment Northcote can last a lifetime. For more information on how a Root canal treatment Northcote can save your tooth, call us at (03) 9939 0323 today.