Endodontics is all about carrying out procedures underneath a living tooth; you may be wondering how exactly our dentist in Marylebone manages to do this.
We hope you’ve been lucky enough to never have a dental abscess, but if you have one, a root canal treatment is your best friend. Our dentist in Marylebone has made it a point to perform root canals to high standards with great accuracy by investing in training and modern surgical equipment, such as surgical microscopes. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s talk more about how root canals are performed and what we do here at Plowman & Partners.
The root of the root canal
There are several endodontic procedures performed by our dentist in Marylebone, but the most common one by far is the root canal. It is very suitable for dental abscesses, and the treatment is broken down into a set of phases.
Phase one involves the top of the infected tooth being opened with an access hole that goes down into the root of the tooth to allow the pulp to be removed. At this stage, we may need to widen the access hole and will do so with a set of files, but you won’t feel a thing.
Once widened, the hole will allow access to the abscess beneath the tooth; it can then be drained through the tooth and thoroughly cleaned. The final step is a full tooth filling; this starts below the tooth in the void left by the tip of the root where the abscess once was. The filling extends through the entire length of the tooth to the access hole which was formed at the beginning of the procedure.
Once the procedure has been completed, our team may prescribe you a course of antibiotics; this will help to clear up any lingering infections and kill any bacteria that may have spread from the abscess into surrounding soft tissues.
It might surprise you to find out that a complicated part of this entire process is winding roots; tooth roots are rarely straight. This is particularly true with molars as they have multiple roots that are often tangled amongst each other, greatly complicating the process. Due to this, our dental team may encounter restricted access with teeth further back in the mouth.
Should we have concerns about the structure of your roots or the potential complexity of an upcoming root canal, we will discuss these with you and may recommend referring you to an endodontic specialist to complete the treatment.
Meeting a challenge
We meet challenges with the excellence and professionalism you would expect from a well-established clinic and continually invest in the highest standards of staff training and dental equipment. Our success rate at treating abscesses is very high, ensuring that no matter how bad the dental abscess is, it is highly unlikely to recur in the future.
If you have concerns about having a root canal or questions relating to aftercare, please feel free to contact our team at Plowman & Partners.