Save Your Natural Tooth with Root Canal Treatment
Relieve dental pain, treat infection and protect your natural tooth with gentle root canal care at Dentist on Paxton.
Save Your Natural Tooth with Root Canal Treatment
Relieve dental pain, treat infection and protect your natural tooth with gentle root canal care at Dentist on Paxton.
What is a Root Canal Treatment (RCT)
Used to save a severely damaged or infected tooth. During the treatment, the infected nerve inside the tooth is removed, and the space is cleaned and sealed. This helps relieve pain, restore the tooth’s function, and prevent further infection, allowing you to keep your natural tooth for many years.
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Endodontics
What is Endodontics?
Endodontics involves looking at the soft tissue inside the tooth. This includes the root of each tooth, the pulp inside the tooth, as well as the nerves and surrounding tissue. Ideally, you’ll never have to think about this part of your tooth, but it is possible for these soft tissues to become infected, or even die off. When the pulp becomes infected like this, it is known as pulpitis, and some mild cases can be reversible with care and medication, but severe cases are irreversible. When this happens, it can result in severe dental pain and sensitivity. You will likely notice very quickly and will need to make an immediate appointment with your dentist. Usually, these infections occur due to tooth decay and cavities.
Normally, your dentist will give you a dental filling to repair these cavities, but if the decay is too close to the nerve, or goes into the nerve, further treatment may be required. Other causes include fractured teeth and injuries.
Endodontist
What is Endondontist
An Endodontist is a dentist with additional skills and training in endodontics. This means they know how to examine and treat problems relating to the soft tissues inside your tooth. The majority of an Endodontist’s work involves performing root canals, where they remove the infected or dead soft tissue inside a tooth and replace it with a permanent filler.
While a dentist may do the occasional root canal, amongst other work such as fillings and cleanings, an Endodontist will spend much more time doing root canals. They will often work on difficult cases where the cause of pain is difficult to ascertain, or where a root canal is especially complicated or challenging.
At Dentist on Paxton, your care is supported by a friendly and experienced team of dentists, hygienists and clinical support staff who work together to make every visit feel calm, clear and comfortable.
From your first conversation at the front desk to your consultation in the chair, the team takes the time to understand your concerns, explain your options and guide you through each stage of treatment. Whether you are exploring clear aligners, braces, retainers or support for jaw discomfort and teeth grinding, your care is planned around your smile, your bite and your long-term oral health.
Symptoms and Advantages of Endodontic Treatment
Symptoms
Ongoing Tooth Pain
Persistent or severe tooth pain can be a sign that the nerve inside the tooth is irritated, inflamed or infected.
Lingering Sensitivity
Sensitivity to hot or cold that lasts even after the food or drink is gone may indicate a deeper issue inside the tooth.
Swollen or Tender Gums
Swelling, tenderness or a small pimple-like bump near the tooth may be a sign of infection.
Deep Decay or Cracks
Large cavities, cracks or trauma can allow bacteria to reach the inner part of the tooth, leading to infection or pain.
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Advantages
There are multiple key benefits to receiving endodontic treatment such as a root canal. If your tooth is causing you pain, it’s important to have it checked by a dentist and determine the ‘root’ of the issue so you can fix it, maintain the health of your teeth, and get back to living life to its fullest.
- Remove the source of pain: When the pulp in your tooth becomes infected, it can be extremely painful. Having a root canal treatment removes the source of that pain.
- Save your natural tooth: Without a root canal, the infection in the soft tissue in your tooth can get worse, and you could lose your natural tooth.
- Avoid more invasive treatments: Despite its bad reputation, a root canal is akin to a large filling. However, without one, you may end up needing a dental implant or other tooth replacement procedure, which is more invasive than a simple root canal.
Frequently asked questions
A root canal treatment in Australia depends on a number of factors, such as how many canals the tooth has (one canal makes for a simpler and faster procedure than a tooth with four canals), and whether you need additional appointments or sedation.
You may also need to factor in the cost of getting a dental crown, as this is an important follow-up to most root canals and can add an additional cost.
If you need financial assistance for your treatment, we offer an exclusive interest-free payment plan called SmileFund. With SmileFund, you can undergo your dental treatment and pay it off over time.
Yes, absolutely. Anyone who knows the pain of a soft tissue infection or the nerve dying inside the tooth knows just how worthwhile a root canal is. Not only does this treatment rid you of what can be severe dental pain, it also prevents the infection spreading further, and helps to preserve your natural tooth and avoid further dental treatments that you would need to replace it.
A dentist and an Endodontist have the same basic training and skills, but an Endodontist specialises in treatment of the soft tissues in the teeth. That’s why an Endodontist will often perform complicated root canal procedures or other treatments that involve the soft tissue in the tooth.
The most common procedure that an Endodontist performs is a root canal, but they can also fix cracked teeth, place dental implants, do root canal re-treatments, root end surgeries, and anything else relating to the soft tissue inside your tooth.
Sometimes, your dentist may not have the additional training or knowledge they would need in order to perform a treatment. This is most often the case for complicated root canal treatments, but your dentist at National Dental Care Barangaroo may also send you to an Endodontist for other procedures, such as fixing an old root canal or placing a dental implant.