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Root canal treatment

When a large cavity in a tooth reaches the nerve chamber, or in some cases when a tooth breaks, root canal treatment may be required. In order to save the tooth the Blossomfield Dental Care team take great care to painlessly clean and fill infected tooth canals with the most up to date rotary systems, before adding a filling material to seal them.

Within every tooth is a nerve chamber and a blood supply in the root canal. In a healthy tooth, these nerves will be alive. Front teeth will normally have one root holding them in the jaw bone, but back teeth can have two, three or four.

If a large cavity in a tooth reaches the nerve chamber, or if a tooth breaks, bacteria can cause the nerves to die. The root canals can become infected and an abscess may form beneath the root(s) of the tooth, in the jawbone. Pain may occur at any time during this process, and the infection can spread.

Treatment is usually carried out over one or two visits to Blossomfield Dental Care. The purpose of the treatment is to remove the bacteria or dying tissue from inside the tooth and to clean and disinfect the root canals. This is achieved by making a small hole through the tooth into the nerve chamber, locating and measuring the root canals, then cleaning and widening them using fine instruments. Local anaesthetic is used throughout the procedure to avoid any discomfort.

To aid the instrumentation of these intricate channels to the tooth, magnification may be used and if possible, the tooth will usually be isolated to keep the area dry and clear.

Once clean, the canals are filled to seal them off from re-infection. In most cases, infections will start to heal at this point.

Most patients only experience mild discomfort following treatment, but it is common to experience none at all.

Meet the team

Marek Skalka

Clinical Director

GDC NO. 60625

Aslan Pervez

Dentist

GDC NO. 267369

Sadhvik (Vik) Vijay

Dentist

GDC NO. 258868

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1079 Reviews

5.0

5th February 2025

Clarity of treatment options and full explanation of what was being done.

5th February 2025

Friendly staff Hygienist informed me all the way of what would be happening.Best hygiene treatment I have ever had as its one of the things I will alway delay but not anymore thank you .

5th February 2025

The practice offers professional and friendly treatment making visits, as far as if reasonable, a pleasure.

4th February 2025

Efficient check-in/out and all on-time.

1st February 2025

All the team are polite, friendly and very professional, and I'm alwaysvery happy with the dental care that I receive

1st February 2025

Great service and attention to detail, carefully administered.

1st February 2025

Good, attentive treatment over many years

30th January 2025

Marek and Jo were excellent (as always) as were all the other members of staff.

30th January 2025

Treatment always good. Professional service

30th January 2025

Always satisfied

30th January 2025

Friendly staff, nice environment, convenient location for me to get to, selection of appointment times

29th January 2025

listen to you. good service

26th January 2025

Friendly and efficient service.

24th January 2025

Have always found Blossomfield Practice very helpful. Very experienced staff who are always very polite.

23rd January 2025

pleasant friendly atmosphere. good professional attention

22nd January 2025

Experienced, first rate dental care/advice. Thorough discus of future treatment/options. No pressure to make decisions without careful discussion of any issues likely to arise in the future.Support staff always courteous, helpful, prompt response to advice re telephone enguiries etc.First rate practice in all area - patients' comfort and expectation of high quality attention to detail always evident.

17th January 2025

Helpful professional service as usual. Friendly advice given.

14th January 2025

Dedicated friendly staff, experienced and highly competent and welcoming clinicians and A welcoming environment

10th January 2025

Reassuring , kind , helpful support

10th January 2025

I have always received very good treatment at this surgery and nervous patients are cared for kindly

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