A root canal can save your tooth
Root canal or endodontic treatment is a process where inflamed or dead soft tissue in the canal that runs through the centre of a tooth known as ‘pulp’ is removed from the inside of the tooth, enabling a tooth that was causing pain to be retained.
After removing the pulp, the root canals are cleaned, sterilised and shaped to a form that can be completely sealed with a filling material to prevent further infection.
Once a tooth is fully formed it can function normally without its pulp and be kept indefinitely. Subsequently a crown or complex restoration to restore or protect the tooth is usually necessary, as a tooth after undergoing endodontic treatment will be more brittle and prone to fracture.
