Root Canal Macquarie Park

Endodontic treatment or a root canal is a treatment needed to save the extensively decayed tooth. It requires the removal of an irreversibly inflamed tooth nerve and pulp, cleaning of your tooth canal/canals and filling them with appropriate material before sealing a tooth. It belongs to the group of major dental procedures so you will probably want to entrust it to a reliable dental service in North Ryde.

A root canal usually comes as a result of serious tooth decay, untreated cavity, repeated dental procedures or the existence of a hole in a tooth that allows bacteria to find their way through the enamel straight into the tooth’s pulp and nerve. This causes inflammation deep inside your tooth and often leads not only to a massive toothache but can cause swelling, too.

It is always better to keep a tooth than to pull it out. Despite the fact that nerve has an important sensory role, teeth can exist even if we take the infected pulp out, and we should always opt to save as many of our own teeth as we can. The loss of a tooth can cause more problems down the road and if we pull out too many of them, we might not be able to have certain prosthetic or cosmetic works later in life.
Simply put, as we get older, we are going to need as many of our own teeth as possible!

No. You will receive anesthetic and if you still have a toothache, you will feel much better immediately. Also, we want our patients to feel relaxed during the procedure.

Root canals are performed to relieve pain – not to cause more of it. Our patients say that the root canal is no more painful than a regular filling procedure. While it is normal to experience some pain or discomfort after the procedure itself, you should be able to relieve it with some of the most common over-the-counter painkillers.

If the pain increases in the days following the procedure, we suggest you call us right away.