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Root Canal Treatment in NSW relieves tooth pain, clears infection from the canal of your tooth, and restores your oral health. It is a way to preserve a compromised tooth to avoid infection spread, tooth loss, or the need for extraction.
Our Root Canal Treatment Clinic in Warriewood relies on the latest technology and treatment techniques to ensure a pain-free root canal experience.
Below, we outline root infection causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention to help you enjoy a comfortable smile without worry.
Root Infection Causes
If you have a tooth root infection, bacteria have penetrated your tooth enamel and reached the nerve centre in your root. Common causes of root canal infections include:
- Tooth Trauma — If you’ve injured your tooth, it can later present as a root infection if bacteria enter the canal.
- Untreated Tooth Decay — Tooth cavities typically start small but grow over time. If decay reaches your tooth canal, you are at risk for infection.
- Poor Oral Hygiene — Skipping brushing and flossing sessions puts you at risk for a tooth infection because debris left on the teeth erodes enamel, leaving your canal vulnerable.
- Lack of Dental Care — You should visit the dentist regularly for check-ups and teeth cleans. Teeth cleans defend against preventable conditions, including tooth root infections.
- Bruxism (Teeth Grinding) — Bruxism compromises your dental enamel, putting your teeth at risk for infection.
Symptoms of a Root Canal Infection
In most cases, a severe toothache may start with increasing sensitivity. As the hours pass, the pain will likely worsen. Root infections can be excruciating!
Other symptoms of tooth root infections include jaw or face swelling, a bump on the gum near the painful tooth and tooth discolouration.
You can have a tooth root infection with few or no symptoms, especially if your dentist catches the issue early during a routine exam or if the tooth nerve is dead or damaged. This is one reason why regular dental care is so critical.
A tooth root infection is a dental emergency. You need Root Canal Treatment in Warriewood as soon as possible to eliminate the pain and prevent infection spread. The pain and infection may worsen without treatment, and you could lose your tooth.
Root Canal Treatment in Our Dental Clinic
When you come to our Root Canal Treatment Dental Clinic for your emergency dental visit, we assess your toothache to make the correct diagnosis. It’s important to remember that some oral health issues and dental emergency symptoms can have differentials or mimic one another in symptoms.
If you have a tooth root infection, the dentist will anaesthetise the area around your tooth to ensure you don’t feel pain during treatment.
Once the area is numb, we access the tooth’s canal and gently extract the infected materials. After carefully rinsing the canal, we seal it with a temporary filling material to promote healing. You will not feel pain during this process, but you may notice pressure or work being done inside your mouth.
After anaesthesia wears off, you may notice residual soreness, but this is temporary. If you’re medically able, consider an over-the-counter pain reliever to reduce minor discomfort. Residual soreness is typically minor and only lasts for a day or two.
After a week or two, you return to our dental office for a tooth-coloured filling or custom crown. We may use a filling if the infection is minor and does not compromise your tooth structure, but in most cases, the tooth will need a crown.
Root Canal Treatment Costs
Root canal treatment costs will vary depending on the complexity of your case and whether you need a dental filling or tooth crown.
We have various payment options available, including DentiCare. Additionally, we have an onsite HICAP machine.
After learning about your benefits, a dental team member can tell you more about costs.
When We Cannot Save Your Tooth
Sometimes, attempting to treat on your own with shop-bought pain relievers risks spreading infection or making the tooth too compromised for treatment. With injury, infection or deep decay, we sometimes must extract the tooth to keep your oral health in check.
If you need a tooth extraction, it’s vital to replace the tooth to prevent teeth from shifting toward the new smile gap and jawbone loss. These issues can lead to future oral health complications, including tooth wear and fractures.
At United Dental Clinic, we offer various single-tooth replacement options, including:
- Single dental implants — Single implants work for one missing tooth, and All-on-4® implant dentures are ideal for significant tooth loss (implant dentures or teeth in a day).
- Dental bridges—A dental bridge is one or two teeth connected to dental crowns. The crowns secure the bridge teeth, or the bridge can be secured with a dental implant.
- Partial dentures — Partial dentures stand in for partial tooth loss.
If your tooth cannot be saved due to significant damage or root canal failure, the dentist will discuss the options with you to help determine the best tooth replacement for your needs, goals, budget and lifestyle.
Lowering Your Risks for Root Canal Infections
To lower your risks for tooth root infections, it’s important to remember why they happen.
- See your dentist on schedule for dental exams and teeth cleans.
- Report oral health changes like sensitive teeth sooner instead of later.
- Talk to your dentist if you suspect nighttime teeth grinding and clenching (bruxism)
- Wear a fitted mouthguard when you’re playing sports to avoid injuries to the mouth.
- Brush your teeth no less than twice each day.
- Floss your teeth no less than once each day.
Do You Need a Root Canal Dentist?
If you need a root canal in Northern Beaches or have a toothache, you must speak to a dental team member as soon as possible to arrange an emergency dental visit.
We provide painless root canal therapy and take special measures to ensure relaxation and comfort. Our priority is to ease your discomfort as quickly as possible so you can return to living your best life.
We welcome your call to book your next check-up and teeth clean appointment or if you have questions about our treatments and services. We also encourage you to speak with us about our current dental specials in Warriewood.