If you have a dental infection, it may be that your dentist in Essex recommends root canal (or endodontic) treatment to remove the infection, save your tooth and alleviate your pain. This treatment is highly effective and – despite common myths – is gentle and pain-free.
During root canal treatment, your Lister House dentist will remove the infected pulp deep inside the affected tooth. This prevents the further spread of infection and will save the tooth from extraction. And here at our dental practice in Harlow, Essex, we offer the most state-of-the-art methods of root canal therapies using a high-precision microscope.
The Benefits of Root Canal Treatment using a Microscope
Very fine root canals and complex infections can be a challenge to treat. Still, with the help of our in-house surgical microscope, our Essex dentists perform highly intricate treatments with optimal accuracy.
Root canal treatment using our high-tech microscope:
- Assists your dentist in diagnosing and creating a more targeted and effective treatment plan
- Helps discover the finer details and potential infection sites of the root canal that can’t be so easily seen by the naked eye
- Increases treatment success rate with longer-lasting results
- The risk of tooth fracture or fissure is reduced to the minimum
- Allows for extremely precise cleaning and filling of the tooth structure
What will happen if you don’t have root canal treatment to fix your infection?
If you have a dental infection, most likely you are in quite a bit of pain and experience extreme or prolonged sensitivity to cold or heat, perhaps accompanied by swelling of the gums, discolouration of the tooth and a persistent bad taste in the mouth.
If you don’t opt for treatment to remove the infection, it will spread, causing more pain and even loss of the supporting jawbone. This will then require even more extensive surgery to fix. But don’t fear. Root canal treatment at Lister House is designed to alleviate your pain and immediately relieve your toothache. You will feel no pain during the procedure, and we will ensure you are relaxed, comfortable and well-informed throughout your visit to our Essex-based dental practice.
Special-Interest Endodontists at Lister House Dental Centre, Essex
Even though root canal treatment is a tooth-saving and pain-free procedure, it is still complex. Here at Lister House, we are proud to have an in-house dentist with a special interest in endodontics who is currently accepting new patients and referrals from other dental practices specifically for this treatment.