Restorative Dentist Consultation Pretoria

Endodontic Dentistry is related to the field of dentistry related with tooth pulp and pulp problems. Damage to teeth, such as cracks or deep cavities, can reach down to the nerve tissue and blood vessels residing in the soft pulp of the tooth. Damage to the pulp can lead to painful swelling, damage to the jaw bones or muscles, and the formation of abscesses. If left unchecked, this could lead to loss of tooth or tooth removal. Damaged pulp once led to the removal of the tooth. With today's advancement, however, dentists use a procedure called a root canal to restore and protect the tooth's nerves and blood vessels hence saving the tooth. Benefits: removal of bacterial infection from tooth, removal of pain, prevention of further spread of infection throughout tooth to periapical tissue and surrounding bone. Procedure: A canal is made in tooth to allow for removal of the damaged pulp, root canal may be cleaned once or several times to ensure infection is cleared, in some cases, medications may be placed to prevent infection by removing germs from the teeth. After root canal is check and cleared, the root canal is filled. The tooth tends to be fragile after root canal treatment has been done, a post and core build-up followed by a crown is usually done placed over the root canal treated teeth to provide extra strength and protection

The root canal treatment is necessary when a tooth is seirously decayed or becomes infected. With the root canal treatment we can rescue your teeth. The tooth root is placed in the jaw bones. In the root there is 1-1 channel rarely 2. Before starting the treatment it is necessary to take an X- Ray. We will use local anesthesia. During the treatment we remove the infected tooth material and scrape out the root channel. Then it is sterilized and cleaned. Then we close the rootchannel with permanently or temporary filling.

A crown covers the entire tooth down to the gumline strengthening it and giving it the shape of a natural tooth. A crown is sometimes also known as a cap. Crowns are an ideal restoration for teeth that have been broken, or have been weakened by decay or a very large filling.

Permanent method of tooth replacement. Very effective if dental implants are not an option for you.