Root Canal Treatment
Root Canal Therapy
Achieve Lasting Freedom from Pain While Saving Your Natural Tooth.
Preserve your natural smile and finally achieve lasting freedom from tooth pain. Root canal therapy is the comfortable, modern solution for eliminating deep-seated tooth infection.
At Bradbury Dental Surgery, this vital treatment stops that persistent, throbbing pain immediately and eliminates the need for a tooth extraction, which is crucial for maintaining your long-term oral health and facial structure.
Using advanced, comfortable techniques, our dentists perform this procedure to not only halt the infection but also to meticulously seal and protect the tooth. Choose our expert Root Canal Therapy Campbelltown service to ensure discomfort fades and the radiant strength of your natural tooth is saved for life.
What is Root Canal Treatment?
Root canal treatment (also known as Endodontic Therapy) is a precise and essential dental procedure designed to save a natural tooth that has been severely infected or damaged, preventing the need for extraction.
Deep inside every tooth is the dental pulp, a collection of blood vessels and nerves that provides nourishment. When this vital tissue becomes inflamed or infected, typically due to bacteria infiltrating the inner tooth (a cause detailed next), it creates intense pain and must be removed to halt the spread of infection and preserve the tooth structure. This essential therapy involves a meticulous, three-step process:
✅ Infection Elimination: The dentist removes the infected and damaged pulp material from the internal chambers and root canals of the tooth.
✅ Cleaning and Sealing: The canals are thoroughly cleaned, shaped, and permanently sealed with a biocompatible material to prevent future bacterial invasion.
Why Root Canal Beats Extraction
Root canal therapy is the superior alternative to extraction, immediately resolving pain and offering these key advantages:
✅ Saves Your Natural Tooth: Preserves original alignment, function, and aesthetic, often protected with a final Dental Crown.
✅ Exceptional Long-Term Value: More economical than extraction and replacement (Dental Implants or Dental Bridges), providing robust, long-lasting results for decades
✅ Halts Infection Spread: Removes infected pulp completely, stopping disease from spreading to surrounding bone and tissues.
✅ Faster, Smoother Recovery: Typically less invasive and results in a quicker recovery than surgical tooth extraction.
Causes of Dental Pulp Infection
Infection occurs when bacteria breaches the outer protective layer of your tooth and reaches the inner pulp chamber. This can happen due to various factors:
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Untreated Tooth Decay
Untreated tooth decay leads to deep cavities that expose the pulp to bacteria.
Tooth Trauma
An injury to the tooth may damage the pulp, even if the trauma occurred long ago.
Cracks and Fractures
Physical damage, even microscopic cracks, provides an entryway for infection.
Multiple Dental Procedures
On the same tooth, Multiple dental procedures were performed.
Gum Disease
In advanced stages, gum infection can spread down to the root tip.
Weak Tooth Enamel or Genetic Predisposition
Weak tooth enamel or genetically predisposed immune system issues.
Urgent Symptoms to Watch For
If your dental pulp is inflamed or infected, you may experience one or more of these urgent warning signs. If you feel any of these symptoms, contact us immediately:
Lingering Sensitivity
Untreated tooth decay leads to deep cavities that expose the pulp to bacteria.
Spontaneous Pain
An injury to the tooth may damage the pulp, even if the trauma occurred long ago.
Swelling
Physical damage, even microscopic cracks, provides an entryway for infection.
Pimple on the Gum
On the same tooth, Multiple dental procedures were performed.
Tooth Discolouration
In advanced stages, gum infection can spread down to the root tip.
Time-Consuming Process
Often requires multiple visits to the dentist during root canal treatment. So it is a time-consuming process.
Potential for Discomfort
During the root canal treatment, some patients may experience pain or sensitivity that makes them uncomfortable with this procedure.
Risk of Reinfection
If canals are not thoroughly cleaned and sealed, there is a slight risk of reinfection or treatment failure.
Increased Tooth Brittleness
Root canal treatment removes the infected pulp and nerves and during this, your tooth may be more brittle and susceptible to fracture.
Why Choose Bradbury Dental For Root Canal Treatment
At Bradbury Dental Surgery in Campbelltown, NSW, we specialise in root canal therapy designed to expertly protect your natural tooth from infection and decay. Our goal is to make a procedure often associated with anxiety into a positive, stress-free experience. Here is what sets our approach apart, ensuring precise and long-term results for your oral health:
Passion for Preservation
Our core philosophy, championed by Dr Gurinder, is about preserving your natural teeth. Dr Gurinder has a deep passion for saving teeth and has completed a Mini-Residency in Endodontics (further study) to ensure we deliver the highest level of precise, tooth-saving care available.
Ultimate Patient Comfort
For patients experiencing significant dental anxiety, we offer IV Sedation (Sleep Dentistry). This added layer of comfort ensures you remain completely relaxed throughout the treatment, providing a smooth and stress-free experience from start to finish.
Precision Technology
We use advanced techniques and the latest technology to ensure your root canal therapy is precise, efficient, and virtually painless. Our focus on modern care translates directly to reliable, long-term results for your restored tooth.
Long-Term Smile Protection
We provide unrivalled care that extends beyond the treatment itself. We educate you on the necessary aftercare and preventative measures to protect your restored tooth, fostering a path toward healthy, lifelong smiles.
Root Canal Procedure in Campbelltown
Root canal treatment should be performed by a specialist dentist and mostly complete in two or three visits. The steps of the root canal procedure are here:-
To create a dry treatment environment, the dentist places a rubber dam around the tooth. Then, the dentist administers local anaesthesia for patient comfort and makes an access point to the pulp chamber using specialised tools to remove infected pulp, nerve tissue, and decay.
After removing the pulp, the dentist meticulously cleans and disinfects the tooth's interior, eliminating any bacteria and preventing reinfection. Dentists use antimicrobial solutions to ensure thorough disinfection of root canals.
The dentist fills the root canal with a special substance called gutta-percha after cleaning. The gutta-percha seals the canal to prevent bacteria from re-entering and ensures long-term success with its precise technique.
Often, dentists place a temporary filling to seal the access opening point that prevents infections until permanent restoration, such as a dental crown. This temporary filling can maintain the treated tooth's structural integrity.
A tooth usually needs additional protection while undergoing root canal treatment, so the dentist applies a dental crown. The dentist takes impressions, prepares the tooth, and customises a crown to fit over the treated tooth. The crown will be permanently placed at a follow-up appointment; then, it will enable your teeth to bite with long-term protection.
The dentist briefs you about some normal sensitivities, and these can be prevented through local anaesthesia. But you shouldn't worry about these because, as healing progresses, these sensitivities will gradually decrease. Maintaining good oral hygiene, including regular brushing, flossing, and dental check-ups, is essential for the long-term success of root canal treatment.
Root Canal Therapy in Campbelltown
Don't let dental pain disrupt your life or risk losing your natural tooth. Immediate action is the key to successful treatment and a faster recovery. Whether you require Emergency Dental care in Campbelltown for severe pain or are seeking a stress-free experience with IV Sedation, our specialised team is ready to help. We ensure your procedure is completed precisely, followed by the perfect Dental Crown to protect your restored tooth for decades.
Book Pain Relief Consultation
Contact Bradbury Dental Surgery today to schedule your priority consultation and find lasting relief. Call us now at (02) 4628 2151, or book online.
Frequently Asked Questions
Root canal treatment, also known as endodontic therapy, is a dental procedure. This procedure is a treatment sequence for the infected pulp of a tooth and its surrounding soft tissues, aiming to eliminate the infection and provide protection to the infected tooth from future microbial invasion.
A root canal is a dental procedure that treats infected or damaged tooth pulp and the soft tissues inside the tooth that contain nerves and blood vessels. It prevents the tooth from being extracted by removing infected or damaged pulp, cleaning and disinfecting the inside of the tooth, and sealing it to protect against further complications.
Depending on the location and complexity of the respective tooth. Usually, a root canal procedure takes 30 to 60 minutes, but it may take about 90 minutes or more if more than one tooth is involved, such as front teeth (incisors and canines).
Root canal treatment is a dental procedure that is generally not considered surgery. It is a non-surgical endodontic procedure that is designed to treat infected or damaged tooth pulp.
Generally, the cost of a root canal treatment ranges from $900 to $3,400, but the cost varies depending on several factors, such as the dental crown, the complexity of the tooth structure, and the location of the tooth.
Preventative oral hygiene practices and early intervention by an expert dentist help to avoid a root canal. Regular brushing, flossing, dental checkups and avoiding surgery, acidic foods and drinks are the best practices to avoid a root canal.
No, a root canal is not painful. Even the procedure itself is painless due to modern anesthetics. A mild and temporary discomfort and sensitivity may occur after the procedure, but it is very normal. A root canal procedure relieves pain caused by decayed or damaged teeth and is an impactful way to strengthen teeth.
A root canal is necessary when the soft inner part of the tooth, known as the pulp, becomes infected or inflamed. This is often due to deep decay from untreated cavities, but it can also be caused by a crack or chip in the tooth or an injury to the tooth.
No, a root canal procedure is not painful. Local anesthesia is used to numb the area, and the procedure is designed to relieve pain caused by infection or damage to the tooth pulp. Although a slight pressure or vibration may be felt, it should not be painful.