Root canal treatment: Relieving pain and saving your natural tooth

Inside each tooth is the dental pulp, which contains nerves and blood vessels. When it becomes inflamed or infected, it can cause severe pain that will not resolve on its own.

Root canal treatment:

• removes the source of the pain;
• stops the infection from spreading;
• helps preserve your natural tooth.

Without treatment, the inflammation may lead to further complications or make extraction necessary.

The procedure is always carried out with a strong focus on your comfort and a pain-free experience.

1. Examination and treatment planning
We first assess the condition of the tooth and clearly explain the recommended next steps.

2. Local anaesthesia
The treatment is performed under local anaesthesia, so you should not feel any pain during the procedure.

3. Treatment under a microscope
Using an operating microscope, we thoroughly clean and shape the root canals. This allows us to work with a high degree of precision and improve the success of the treatment.

4. Root canal filling
The cleaned canals are sealed tightly to help prevent the infection from returning.

5. Tooth restoration
Finally, we restore the tooth with a filling or recommend further treatment, such as a crown, to ensure long-term function and stability.

Root canal treatment can often be completed in a single appointment, although more than one visit may be necessary in some cases.

Sometimes, symptoms may return even in a tooth that has already undergone root canal treatment.

Typical signs include:

• pain when biting;
• pressure around the tooth;
• the formation of a pus-filled swelling on the gum;
• pain caused by changes in air pressure, for example during a flight or in the mountains.

In such cases, we may recommend root canal retreatment. Using a microscope, we remove the original root canal filling and address any complications before thoroughly cleaning, disinfecting, and treating the canals again.