Endodontist

Specialist endodontic treatments available at Pearl Dental Clinic

Re-doing root canal treatment

You may find you need to see a specialist endodontist to have a root canal procedure redone following unsuccessful treatment elsewhere. In general, root canal treatment is very successful, with around an 80% success rate. However, the treatment may fail. If this occurs, you will usually be referred to an endodontist to redo the root canal treatment, as the infection is likely to be more severe and difficult to manage.

Internal tooth whitening following root canal treatment

Following successful root canal treatment, your tooth may discolour and need internal tooth whitening treatment to go back to its original shade. This procedure is usually carried out painlessly and successfully over a few visits.

Apicectomy

An apicectomy is a microsurgical procedure, during which a specialist endodontist surgically removes an infection from the end of the tooth root. It is used to save the tooth from extraction. Apicectomy is usually necessary when root canal treatment alone is not sufficient. The procedure is also used when infection has advanced, spread to the jawbone and resulted in cyst formation.

Resorption

Tooth root resorption occurs when the tooth structure dissolves away. It can be caused by dental trauma, tooth infection, tooth whitening, orthodontic treatment, or simply unknown causes, and may ultimately lead to tooth loss. A specialist endodontist usually treats tooth resorption in cases where the disease has been diagnosed in time.