Endodontics

A dental treatment i.e. an endodontic treatment is a procedure commonly known as “root canal therapy”. It is a procedure used to remove diseased and infected dental pulp.

It is important to emphasize that root canal therapy requires a completely dry working area and that is why in our dental office we use the rubber dam to isolate completely the operative site (the infected tooth or teeth) from the rest of the mouth. The rubber dam allows us to wash the root canals with disinfectants, dry them and fill them; it also makes the procedure easier, faster and more comfortable for the patient.

The procedure is completely painless and is carried out under local anesthesia. Until now, the standard method of procedure used to last weeks or months, anesthesia was not given because the therapist had to receive feedback from the patient when he felt pain, as the pain signaled that he had reached the bottom of the canal in the root of the teeth.

This classic method was insecure, the canals were often not filled up to the bottom of the root canal and the result was the so-called granuloma. Today, many advanced techniques are available, from machine cleaning to canal measuring with an electronic device called apex locator. This is done under local anesthesia.

With the apex locator, we can measure the precise length of the canal, and make the patient feel comfortable without having to feel pain at any moment of the treatment. Each filling of the canal is carried out with biocompatible materials that are harmless for the patient. Each endodontically treated tooth is controlled by an RVG x-ray scan performed in our dental office.

Usually, the treatment is performed in one or two visits in a very short time span. This saves time for the patient and minimizes the discomfort due to the procedure.