Fillings & Root Canals

Fillings & Root Canals

Fillings:

Fillings are normally done for several reasons like treating of decayed/sensitive teeth (filling cavities), fracture of tooth or for aesthetic/cosmetic reasons and to treat chipped or worn-out teeth.

Fillings are tooth coloured and give life like appearance. It usually takes one session to complete fillings.

Filling a tooth at the right time can prevent a root canal. This is why a regular check-up is recommended once every six months.

Root Canals:

Root canals are done for several reasons like treating decay, infection, swelling, trauma due to accidents, certain cracks, or fracture of tooth or when the tooth gets acutely sensitive.

The important thing to be known is that with advanced technology and under local anaesthesia we can performassure a painless root canal treatment.

The process is done with utmost care by cleaning and disinfecting the infected area and then using root canal filling. It is generally recommended that a root filled tooth must further be guarded with a cap or a crown to secure it from future irreversible damage.