Root Canal Treatment (Endodontics)
Preserving your natural tooth – even in the presence of inflammation
Endodontics focuses on the treatment of diseases affecting the interior of the tooth. The primary goal is always to preserve the tooth whenever possible – because nothing is more valuable than your natural tooth.
Precision, experience,
and a gentle touch
The anatomy of tooth roots is highly complex, which is why they can only be treated using specialized instruments. Individual variations in the root canal system can be identified far more accurately with the help of an operating microscope.
If you have undergone a root canal treatment before, you know what matters most: a calm, reassuring atmosphere combined with precision and empathy on the part of the treating dentist.
Modern endodontics offers excellent opportunities to preserve teeth even when the dental pulp is inflamed or has already died.
When is root canal treatment required?
Inflammations of the tooth interior, which are usually caused by carious bacteria or accidents, permanently damage the pulp cavity. The result: terrible toothache. Swift root canal treatment is then required.
State-of-the-Art Dental Microscopy
Modern endodontics offers excellent opportunities to preserve teeth even when the dental pulp is inflamed or has already died.
We use the most up-to-date dental microscopy for our examination.
Inflammatory reactions in the jawbone, which can be traced back to the pulp cavity, can be avoided with root treatment or they can be healed.
The good news
With modern technology, which has seen rapid further development in the last few years, teeth can be preserved for several years with timely and thorough treatment. And this is true for more than 90 per cent of cases. What happens when the tooth is too fragile, too loose or permanently infected? It then has to be extracted as a last resort. But don’t worry: the gap that is left can be closed with a bridge, an implant or a removable tooth prosthesis.
The course of the pain and medical history
In some cases, it may not be so simple for the patient to identify the exact site of the pain. Pain often radiates out, so that the actual focal point cannot be clearly recognised. It is possible it may not be to do with the tooth at all. Therefore, precise documentation of the course of the pain and the medical history of the patient are extremely important for the diagnosis.
Teeth that have already been root-treated with new problems arising do not automatically have to be extracted. They can be treated again with a very high success rate.
Concerned about pain during root canal treatment? Learn how our anaesthesia options can help you feel comfortable and relaxed.
Root canal treatment
at a glance
The anatomy of tooth roots is highly complex, which is why they can only be treated using specialized instruments. Individual variations in the root canal system can be identified far more accurately with the help of an operating microscope.
If you have undergone a root canal treatment before, you know what matters most: a calm, reassuring atmosphere combined with precision and empathy on the part of the treating dentist.
Our services
- Medical history
- Clinical examination and diagnosis using 3D X-ray if required
- Treatment of the root canal with intensive and comprehensive antiseptic measures and local anaesthetic
- Filling / preparation for tooth replacement
Our Advanced Services
- Treatment under the microscope
- Electrical length measurement of the root canal
- Acoustically-assisted antiseptic treatment of the whole canal system
- Three-dimensional root canal filling without cavities
- Digital volume tomography in high-resolution mode (3D X-ray)
- Review of teeth already root-filled
Do you have questions about root canal treatment?
You will find answers to the most frequently asked questions here.
Yes. Both terms refer to the treatment of inflamed dental nerves in the root canal.
Obviously, our specialists only carry out root treatment under anaesthesia, so that there is no pain as far as possible.
To treat dental roots successfully takes a great deal of experience, the greatest precision, extensive specialist knowledge and plenty of empathy. For the anatomy of dental roots is extremely complex. Therefore, they can only be seen, cleaned, measured and sealed with special instruments. Lateral canals are also often difficult to see and there is the danger of breaching a canal during cleaning.