Root Canal Treatment in Torrevieja
Root canal treatment cleans and seals the inside of the tooth when the dental pulp is damaged or infected, allowing the tooth to be kept instead of extracted.
What it is and who it's for
Inside every tooth there's a tissue called the pulp, containing the nerve and blood vessels. When deep decay, a fracture or an impact reaches that tissue, it can become inflamed or infected and cause pain. Root canal treatment removes the damaged pulp, cleans the canals and seals them to prevent a new infection.
It's indicated when the tooth can still be saved: the usual alternative in those cases is extraction, which in turn opens the door to an implant or a bridge. Keeping the natural tooth with root canal treatment is usually the first option whenever the tooth structure allows it.
How we do it at this clinic
Diagnosis relies on an X-ray showing the state of the root and surrounding bone, together with sensitivity tests to confirm the pulp's condition. With that information, the patient is told whether the tooth is salvageable and how many sessions it will take.
Treatment is carried out under local anaesthesia, and we work with pain-control protocols to make the session as comfortable as possible. Depending on the complexity of the canals — number of roots, curvature or a prior infection — it can be completed in one or two visits. After sealing the canal, a definitive restoration (filling or crown) is recommended to protect the tooth long-term.
Indicative price
The cost depends on the number of canals in the tooth and whether a crown is needed afterwards to protect it.
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Also available for root canal treatments combined with a crown.
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The treatment is carried out under local anaesthesia with pain-control protocols designed to make it as comfortable as possible. It's common to feel some sensitivity in the days after, while the tooth recovers.
It depends on the complexity of the canals: in many cases it's resolved in one or two visits.
Whenever the tooth structure allows it, keeping the natural tooth with root canal treatment is usually preferable to extracting it, because it avoids having to replace the tooth with an implant or a bridge.
In many cases yes, especially for back teeth that bear more chewing force, to protect the remaining structure after treatment.
The infection can progress and cause more pain or swelling, and can ultimately lead to losing the tooth. It's best to have the case assessed as soon as possible.
Yes, when there's acute pain, an initial phase of the treatment can relieve the pressure, with the rest completed at later visits.
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Results depend on each patient's individual assessment.