Q & A - Endodontics - Root Canal

What is Root Canal Therapy?

Root canal therapy is used to stop a toothache, prevent bacteria and pain from spreading into the jaw and maintain the original tooth instead of replacing it with a denture or bridge. The root canal is actually a channel that runs from the root of the tooth, which connects to the bone, up to the top of the tooth. During the root canal treatment, the dentist removes the inflamed or infected tissue, carefully cleans, disinfects, and shapes the root canal space inside the tooth, and then fills and seals this space.