Endodontics

Dentists at NDC are specialists in saving teeth. Diagnosing what patients need is well analyzed and then only root canals and other procedures are performed to save the teeth or tooth — they will look at all treatment options to determine the best for each individual patient and case.

Root Canal Treatment/ Saving Teeth

Root Canal Treatment (RCT) also known as Endodontic Treatment is a procedure done when the tooth decay reaches the pulp (innermost layer of the tooth) causing inflammation. It is necessary to save the damaged tooth from extraction.

Single Visit Root Canal Treatment

Conventionally, root canal treatment is a two visit procedure, but the advancements in the procedure and the materials have now allowed the procedure to be completed in a single visit in certain conditions. The main advantage of completing the procedure in a single visit is the prevention of reinfection that can happen when the treatment is prolonged for a long time.

Multiple Teeth Root Canal Treatment

Though, a root canal is not a one-day procedure itself. So the question about multiple root canals, “how will this work?” is relatively simple. Multiple root canals occur when more than one tooth in your mouth has infected pulp, so you require multiple procedures to remove them. Furthermore, your endodontist will ensure a comfortable schedule for multiple root canal procedures. This way, they help avoid unexpected pain or complications that may occur.

Periapical Surgery

Periapical surgery has always been considered as the last option prior to tooth extraction, with an unpredictable outcome. Today this technique has evolved so that periapical microsurgery, obtaining very good results and predictable healing of many periapical lesions associated with endodontic pulp pathology. Periapical endodontic surgery aims at the treatment of apical periodontitis, after exhaustion of the possibilities of orthograde endodontics. Surgery is an essential part of endodontics and helps us retain natural teeth as long as possible.

Re Root Canal Treatment

After a root canal procedure, some teeth may not heal as expected, or may develop a new infection, necessitating another root canal. This usually occurs when the initial treatment did not remove all of the infection; when decay again accumulates in the treated area; or when the tooth becomes cracked or loose, and is exposed to new infection.

During re-treatment, the affected tooth is reopened to gain access to the root canal filling. This may require disassembling crowns, posts and other restorative materials in order to reach the root of the tooth. The filling material from the initial procedure is removed and the canals are thoroughly cleaned.