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Root canal treatment

Services > Root canal treatment
Root canal treatment

Root canal treatment

If dental caries infect the pulp of a tooth or if it is damaged, root canal treatment is often the only way to save the tooth. The pulp, or nerve chamber, is hidden within the hard cover of the tooth. To reach the pulp, the tooth has to be numbed and drilled. Then, the inflamed pulp is removed. Root canals are cleaned out, enlarged and then polished. There are different filling methods. The standard filling material is gutta-percha, a natural elastic material.

Root-end resection

Root-end resection

A root-end resection (apicoectomy) is the removal of the root tip (apex). This surgical procedure may be necessary to treat inflammations, infections and other damages in the area around the root tip. Occasionally patients may have complaints in spite of a correct previous root canal treatment. A subsequent endodontic root-end resection may be necessary.