Root Canal Treatment

Overview

Root canal treatment is a therapy for the pulp of a tooth which results in the removal of the infected nerve structure , the subsequent shaping, cleaning, and decontamination of the hollows with tiny files and irrigating solutions, and the obturation (filling) of the decontaminated canals with an inert filling. If an infection is spread at the apex, root end surgery may be required. Following successful root canal filling a restoration in terms of a filling or a crown is made to restore the original tooth morphology.