Untreated cavities, cracks, chips, or trauma to your teeth encourage harmful bacteria to enter the inside of your tooth (otherwise known as ‘dental pulp’), causing infection. Endodontics is a branch of dentistry concerned with treating this sensitive inner area, ridding it of infection.  

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We treat infected teeth with root canal treatment. Although it involves treating the inside of your tooth, it is often a straightforward and painless procedure involving seven simple steps:

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1. We will take x-rays of your teeth to examine the damage

2. We will administer a local anaesthetic to ensure you feel as little pain as possible 

3. We open your tooth up and remove the infected pulp from within

4. If you have a dental abscess, we will drain it 

5. Then we clean your root canals and fill them with a rubber-like material 

6. We may place a crown (prosthetic tooth) on top to restore your natural smile