Procedure for Endodontic Treatment

1. First Evaluation and endodontic tooth preparation

• a small x-ray of the tooth is taken to check the tooth shape and root canals infection site
• local anthesia is administered at the infected site
• a canal is made in tooth to allow for removal of the damaged pulp

2. Clean root canal and pulp chamber

• 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

3. Root Filling

• after root canal is check and cleared, the root canal is filled

4. Post and core

• 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