Root Canal Treatment
Save your natural tooth and stop the pain with precise treatment under magnification.
What is it?
Inside every tooth is soft tissue called the pulp, which holds nerves and blood vessels. When decay or a crack lets bacteria reach the pulp, it becomes infected and painful. A root canal removes the infected pulp, cleans and disinfects the canals inside the root, and seals them. Your tooth stays in your mouth, so you can keep chewing naturally.
Do you need it?
You may benefit if you notice:
- Lingering pain to hot or cold food
- Throbbing toothache that wakes you up at night
- Pain when you bite or chew
- Swelling on the gum near the tooth or on the face
- A tooth that has darkened in colour
- Deep decay where food constantly gets stuck
Step by step
What happens during treatment
- 1
Diagnosis
Examination and X-ray to confirm the tooth needs a root canal.
- 2
Anaesthesia
A painless local anaesthesia, so you feel comfortable during the procedure.
- 3
Cleaning of the infected roots
Infected tissue is cleaned and canals disinfected. We work under magnification to ensure utmost precision.
- 4
Sealing
Canals are filled and sealed with a biocompatible material.
- 5
Rebuilding the tooth
Based on the condition of the tooth, we may advise a fibre based tooth filling with or without a crown. Your dentist will guide you.
Visits
1–3
Duration
60–90 minutes per visit
Comfort
Mild discomfort
With modern anaesthesia, most patients say it feels like getting a filling. Mild soreness or pain while biting for a few days afterwards is normal.
In detail
Single-sitting root canal, or more visits?
Many root canals are completed in a single sitting of 60 to 90 minutes. We may suggest two or three visits when there is active infection or swelling, when the canals are narrow or curved, or when an old root canal is being redone; medicine is then placed inside the tooth between visits to settle the infection. We tell you how many visits your tooth needs before we start.
Why we work under magnification
The canals inside a tooth are narrow, often curved, and some are finer than a hair. We work under magnification for every case, so we can find every canal, including extra ones that are easy to miss, and spot cracks that would otherwise go unnoticed. Cleaning every canal thoroughly is what keeps the infection from coming back.
Can the nerve be saved instead?
If decay has reached close to the nerve but the nerve is still healthy, a full root canal is not always needed. In selected cases, only the inflamed part of the pulp is removed and the rest is protected with a biocompatible material, so the tooth stays alive. This is called vital pulp therapy. Whether it is possible depends on how healthy the pulp is, which we check with tests and an X-ray.
Aftercare
- Avoid chewing on the tooth until the final filling or crown is done
- Take medicines as advised
- Mild soreness for 2–3 days is normal. Call us if swelling or severe pain develops.
- Do not apply any heat or cold packs.
- Get the recommended final filling/crown on time, because a root treated tooth can become brittle and break over time.
Questions
Your specialist
General Dentist and Root canal specialist
Dr. Shreya Kothari
MDS
Minimally invasive root canal care, vital pulp therapy and biomimetic restorations.
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Dr. Syed Aakif
MDS
Advanced endodontics, aesthetic dentistry driven by precision to achieve excellence
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Dr. Vaishnavi Reddy
MDS (Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics)
Microscope-assisted treatment for complex cases, with a focus on preserving natural teeth.
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