Treatments: Endontics
Cosmetics | Endontics | Implant | Peridontics | Preventative | Restorative
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Root Treatment
- A filled or decayed tooth with an abscess.
- The filling is removed to access the cavity.
- The root canals are reamed to remove the tooth nerves.
- Gutta-perchas are inserted to fill the root.
- These are then cut-off, sealed and the tooth filled.
- The abscess will reduce.
- A crown may be necessary later.
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Multi Root Treatment
- Root treatments on back teeth can be more complicated because they have a number of roots.
- The root canals are exposed.
- All roots then need to be excavated making sure that the entire tooth nerve is removed.
- The cavity is then filled with gutta percha and the tooth then filled.
