Lord Lees Grove, Blue Bell Hill, Kent. ME5 9PE.  Telephone: 01634 842566.  Email: reception@hospitallane.com

When the inside of the tooth, commonly referred to as the root canal, pulp or nerve, is infected it can lead to pain, abscess or swelling.

This infection must be removed by the process of root canal treatment or extraction of the tooth. Thus root canal treatment will save an infected tooth from extraction.

The dentist has to remove decay and infection from the root canal by the use of disinfectants and special shaping tools. Once infection is removed the cleaned root canal is filled with a flexible rubber point called gutta percha.

The treated tooth can then remain in the jaw but will require a further restoration to replace the decayed material.

Root canal treatment can be very difficult because the canals are very fine, often difficult to access and may contain awkward curves. Considerable dentist skill and time is needed to properly clean and seal these infected canals.

Some teeth dependant on position within the mouth will have one, two, three or even four canals that must be cleaned and filled. The time needed and the cost will vary according to the number of canals.

To find and clean these canals a variety of special equipment and tools will often have to be used. Hospital Lane Dental Clinic uses magnifying loupes or special microscopes to find the canals.

Digital x-rays allow for the accurate location and measurement of the root canal. Further special equipment is used to fill and seal the canal with warmed gutta percha.

Richard Ebanks BDS undertakes the majority of root treatments, using specialist equipment

Fees

• Incisor/Canine - £275.00
• Premolar - £320.00
• Molar - £440.00