SERVICES > DENTISTRY > Root Canal Treatment
Root canal treatment to eliminate infection and preserve your natural tooth. A precise and painless procedure, performed by our oral health experts, that prevents extractions and restores functionality.
It generally consists of removing the dental pulp and subsequently filling and sealing the pulp cavity.
The purpose is to functionally preserve a tooth and the surrounding tissues, including the bone. Occasionally, it may also be necessary as a consequence of restorative procedures or fixed prosthetics.
The alternative is tooth loss with the consequences this entails, such as altered oral functionality or bone loss, for example.
In summary, it is a treatment focused on maintaining the tooth, preventing its loss and the subsequent need to place dental implants. Consult us about your root canal case in Carabanchel to obtain an accurate diagnosis.
Pulp protection: treatment performed using a type of provisional filling that aims for conservative recovery of pulp damage that is not yet irreversible.
Pulp capping: medicinal isolation beneath fillings when the pulp or “nerve” has been exposed during cavity removal, tooth preparation, or dental trauma.
Pulpotomy: partial superficial removal of the pulp, followed by coverage of the wound at the root entrance with medicinal substances.
Pulpectomy: complete removal of the pulp, whether vital (biopulpectomy) or gangrenous (necropulpectomy), followed by disinfection, instrumentation, and filling or obturation of the root canal system where the pulp was located (root canal treatment). By convention, although improperly, root canal treatment (which requires prior pulpectomy) is usually called “endodontics,” and we will use this term throughout this information. It can be performed using different procedures (manual and/or mechanical) and various materials and sealing or filling techniques.
Apexification: treatment of immature teeth in young people who have suffered cavities or trauma, but whose root has not finished forming and whose apical end is open, making conventional treatment impossible. It is performed with bioactive materials that facilitate the creation of an apical barrier.
Revascularization: a regenerative treatment with an alternative biological approach to treat immature teeth with necrotic pulp due to cavities or trauma that, unlike techniques that advocate the use of apical barriers, allows the continuation of root development.
Surgical endodontics or endodontic surgery: colloquially known as apicoectomy, the treatment is performed through an incision in the gum and the affected area of the root is repaired with an appropriate special seal, being indicated in cases where treatment through the crown is not possible.
