Smile Gallery: Root Canal Therapy
Another tooth saved!
This patient came in as an emergency with a lower tooth causing facial swelling and toothache. Due to the size of tooth abscess traditional root canal therapy was performed in order to save this patients last chewing tooth. All canals were found and the pain and swelling resolved after placement of the inter-appointment calcium hydroxide medicament.
For more information about root canal treatment https://www.teeth.org.au/root-canal-treatment
Teeth.org.au is an oral health information website created by the Australian Dental Association (ADA).
This patient came in as an emergency with a tooth abscess causing facial swelling and toothache. Due to the size of the tooth abscess and pain, traditional root canal therapy was performed in order to save this patients upper front tooth. All canals were found and the pain and swelling resolved after placement of the inter-appointment calcium hydroxide medicament.
For more information about root canal treatment https://www.teeth.org.au/root-canal-treatment
Teeth.org.au is an oral health information website created by the Australian Dental Association (ADA).
After many years this patient decided it was time to treat this very dark upper front tooth. This tooth was non vital from a trauma suffered many years ago. Conventional 2 stage root canal therapy was performed to treat the necrotic tooth followed by non vital bleaching for 2 weeks (photo taken at 2 week review). Full mouth scale/clean with the EMS Airflow Prophylaxis Master removed the stained calculus and Zoom! In-chair Teeth Whitening revitalised this smile in a very conservative way.
For more information about non vital bleaching (teeth whitening) https://www.teeth.org.au/teeth-staining
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This patient came in as an emergency with multiple teeth causing facial swelling and toothache. Extraction was chosen by the patient for the unrestorable retained root tips and traditional root canal therapy was performed in order to save the adjacent premolar tooth. All canals were found and the pain and swelling resolved after placement of the inter-appointment calcium hydroxide medicament.
For more information about root canal treatment https://www.teeth.org.au/root-canal-treatment
Teeth.org.au is an oral health information website created by the Australian Dental Association (ADA).
This patient came in as an emergency with facial swelling and toothache. Extraction was not chosen as an option for this patient so it was decided to perform traditional root canal therapy. All 4 canals were found and good healing was evident after placement of the inter-appointment calcium hydroxide medicament.
For more information about root canal treatment https://www.teeth.org.au/root-canal-treatment
Teeth.org.au is an oral health information website created by the Australian Dental Association (ADA).
This patient came in as an emergency with facial swelling and toothache. Tooth 46 (lower first molar) was badly broken down with chronic apical periodontitis. Extraction was not chosen as an option for this tooth but also finances played a factor in the treatment decision, so it was decided to perform traditional root canal therapy with an amalgam core/crown as the final restoration. This tooth is not visible on smiling so the patient was able to have a functional tooth while also saving on the cost not having a porcelain crown.
For more information about root canal treatment https://www.teeth.org.au/root-canal-treatment
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This patient came in as an emergency with facial swelling and toothache. Extraction was not chosen as an option for this patient so it was decided to perform traditional root canal therapy. All canals were found and good healing was evident after placement of the inter-appointment calcium hydroxide medicament.
For more information about root canal treatment https://www.teeth.org.au/root-canal-treatment
Teeth.org.au is an oral health information website created by the Australian Dental Association (ADA).
This patient came in as an emergency with severe toothache from multiple lower teeth. Extraction was not chosen as an option by this patient (not many teeth left for chewing) so it was decided to perform traditional root canal therapy. Two emergency pulp extirpations (root canals) were started and good healing was evident after placement of the inter-appointment calcium hydroxide medicament.
For more information about root canal treatment https://www.teeth.org.au/root-canal-treatment
Teeth.org.au is an oral health information website created by the Australian Dental Association (ADA).
This patient came in as an emergency from the hospital emergency department across the street. They had severe swelling extending towards the eye (orbital cellulitis) from a non vital and infected front tooth. Extraction was not chosen as an option by this patient so it was decided to perform traditional root canal therapy. Complete chemo-mechanical preparation was achieved during the emergency visit, inter-appointment calcium hydroxide medicament placed, and complete resolution of the facial swelling was achieved a few days later.
For more information about root canal treatment https://www.teeth.org.au/root-canal-treatment
Teeth.org.au is an oral health information website created by the Australian Dental Association ...