General & Preventive
Root Canal Therapy
It has a far worse reputation than it deserves. With proper anaesthetic, having a root canal feels much like having a filling — and it saves a tooth that would otherwise come out.
- For most cases
- 1 visit
- Nickel-titanium instruments
- Rotary
- Usually needed afterwards
- Crown
When it is needed
When the nerve inside a tooth has died or become irreversibly inflamed — usually from deep decay, a crack, or trauma.
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The signs are lingering sensitivity to heat, pain on biting, or a dull ache that wakes you at night.
What happens
The nerve chamber and canals are cleaned, shaped with rotary instruments and disinfected, then sealed.
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We work under magnification, which is the single biggest factor in whether the canals are found and cleaned properly.
Afterwards
A root-treated back tooth is brittle and almost always needs a crown to stop it splitting.
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We will tell you that at the start, so the cost of the crown is in the plan rather than a surprise three weeks later.
