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Root canal treatment

When a large cavity in a tooth reaches the nerve chamber, or in some cases when a tooth breaks, root canal treatment may be required. In order to save the tooth the Rowcroft Dental Centre team take great care to painlessly clean and fill infected tooth canals with the most up to date rotary systems, before adding a filling material to seal them.

Within every tooth is a nerve chamber and a blood supply in the root canal. In a healthy tooth, these nerves will be alive. Front teeth will normally have one root holding them in the jaw bone, but back teeth can have two, three or four.

If a large cavity in a tooth reaches the nerve chamber, or if a tooth breaks, bacteria can cause the nerves to die. The root canals can become infected and an abscess may form beneath the root(s) of the tooth, in the jawbone. Pain may occur at any time during this process, and the infection can spread.

Treatment is usually carried out over one or two visits to Rowcroft Dental Centre. The purpose of the treatment is to remove the bacteria or dying tissue from inside the tooth and to clean and disinfect the root canals. This is achieved by making a small hole through the tooth into the nerve chamber, locating and measuring the root canals, then cleaning and widening them using fine instruments. Local anaesthetic is used throughout the procedure to avoid any discomfort.

To aid the instrumentation of these intricate channels to the tooth, magnification may be used and if possible, the tooth will usually be isolated to keep the area dry and clear.

Once clean, the canals are filled to seal them off from re-infection. In most cases, infections will start to heal at this point.

Most patients only experience mild discomfort following treatment, but it is common to experience none at all.

Meet the team

Jolyon House

General Dental Practitioner

GDC NO. 68448

Dimitrios Ntanos

General Dental Practitioner

GDC NO. 221636

Lucy Li

General Dental Practitioner

GDC NO. 290862

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237 Reviews

5.0

5th February 2025

Very professional team. I trust the dental team to take care of my dental needs. Helpful polite and friendly

5th February 2025

Excellent care and felt at ease . All staff caring and procedure explained so clearly .

5th February 2025

Lovely friendly staff and everything explained including cost in advance

5th February 2025

Lisa and Lucy are informative and I believe offer me the best treatment options to suit me and help me maintain my teeth.

4th February 2025

Payment plan, timely service, modern equipment and knowledgeable team.

4th February 2025

I have a den plan. I have used Rowcroft for years and never had an issue with my care

1st February 2025

Friendly , respectful and professional staff

1st February 2025

They have been my dentist from when I was a kid. I have had many different procedures over the years, all of which have been satisfactory.

25th January 2025

Always so.helpful and friendly and always fit you in for an emergency

25th January 2025

Pleasant staff

23rd January 2025

Personal care

23rd January 2025

Everyone very pleasant helpful & efficient

22nd January 2025

Skill and compassion of clinical staff

22nd January 2025

The friendly and competent way I was treated by the staff

22nd January 2025

Impressive practitioners. Very seldom kept waiting.

22nd January 2025

The whole team are professional and friendly.

22nd January 2025

Everything went well.

21st January 2025

Friendly , experienced staff.

21st January 2025

The hygienist Lisa was extremely thorough and I have a few medical conditions which can be affected by my teeth and she was very knowledgeable, reassuring and made me feel safe with the procedure

20th January 2025

Dentist clearly communicated what would happen throughout the appointment to my child in a manner that he could understand, she gave plenty of time for him to ask questions and have pauses throughout the procedure.

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