Services / Root canals & extractions
Root Canals and Tooth Extractions
A root canal removes infected nerve tissue from inside a tooth so the tooth itself can be saved. It relieves the pain rather than causing it. When a tooth is too damaged to save, extraction with a clear replacement plan is the better option.
Two of the most feared words in dentistry, and both are far more ordinary than their reputation. A root canal is how a badly infected tooth gets to stay in your mouth. An extraction is what happens when it cannot.
If you arrive in pain, the first job of the visit is to end the pain. Everything else is discussed afterwards, when you can actually think.
What happens
Diagnosis
X-ray and testing to find which tooth is causing the pain and whether the nerve is involved.
Full numbing
We do not start until you are completely numb. Say so if you are not.
Cleaning and sealing
The canal is cleaned, disinfected and sealed.
Protecting the tooth
A root-canalled back tooth usually needs a crown — often a same-day CEREC crown here.
Common questions
Does a root canal hurt?
The infection hurts. The procedure is done under local anaesthetic and most patients report it feels much like having a filling. The relief afterwards is the part people remember.
Should I just have it pulled instead?
Keeping your own tooth is almost always better if it can be saved. Extraction is cheaper on the day and more expensive over a lifetime, because the gap then needs replacing.
How long does recovery take?
Most people return to normal activity the next day. Some tenderness when biting for a few days is normal.
What about wisdom teeth?
We assess wisdom teeth with a panoramic or cone-beam image and can remove straightforward cases here, referring genuinely complex surgical cases to an oral surgeon.
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