Root Canal Treatment in Kepong
Root canal therapy to treat infected or damaged tooth pulp, relieving pain while preserving your natural tooth.
Saves the natural tooth
Root canal treatment removes infected pulp while keeping your natural tooth in place, instead of extracting it.
Relieves pain
Treating the infected pulp addresses the source of toothache, not just the symptom.
Usually completed quickly
Most root canal treatments are completed within one to a few visits, depending on the tooth.
Protected afterwards
A crown is typically fitted afterwards to protect and strengthen the treated tooth.
What is Root Canal Treatment?
Root canal treatment removes infected or damaged pulp from inside a tooth, then cleans and seals the canal, treating the source of the pain while saving the natural tooth.
It's often needed when decay or damage has reached the tooth's nerve, causing persistent pain or sensitivity.
We'll confirm with an X-ray before treatment, and talk you through what to expect at each step.
Your treatment, step by step.
Diagnosis
We check the tooth and take an X-ray to confirm the pulp is infected or damaged.
Cleaning the canal
The infected pulp is removed and the root canal is cleaned and shaped under local anaesthesia.
Sealing
The cleaned canal is filled and sealed to prevent further infection.
Crown fitting
A crown is usually placed afterwards to protect and strengthen the tooth.
Could Root Canal Treatment Be Right for You?
Root canal treatment is usually recommended when a tooth's pulp is infected or damaged but the tooth itself can still be saved.
You have persistent tooth pain, especially with hot or cold food.
A tooth is sensitive to pressure or biting.
You've been told a tooth's pulp is infected or damaged.
You'd like to save a tooth rather than have it extracted.
If you're in pain, don't wait: the earlier we see it, the more likely we can save the tooth.
Frequently asked questions.
Here is what people ask us most about Root Canal Treatment.
We use local anaesthesia throughout, so the procedure itself is generally no more uncomfortable than a filling. It also relieves the pain caused by the infection.
It depends on the tooth and the extent of infection, often completed within one to a few visits. We'll confirm the plan at your consultation.
Usually yes, to protect and strengthen the treated tooth, especially for back teeth that take more chewing pressure.
Left untreated, infection can spread and the tooth may eventually need to be extracted. Root canal treatment aims to save the tooth before that happens.
Most teeth can, but it depends on the extent of damage; we'll assess and advise honestly at your consultation.
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