Root Canal Treatment

Emergency appointment for a new patient who presented with severe “couldn’t sleep at all last night” throbbing tooth ache. Molar had been previously treated with large fillings and a recent “patch job” to cover over a fractured cusp. Due to severity of constant pain, and emergency pain relieving procedure was quickly performed.

Comprehensive Management of Abscessed Tooth: Emergency pain relief - Root Canal-Crown

Pre-treatment x-ray

Comprehensive Management of Abscessed Tooth: Emergency pain relief - Root Canal-Crown

Initial access to pulp chamber exposing a grey mush of infected/dead nerve tissue and destroyed blood vessels

Comprehensive Management of Abscessed Tooth: Emergency pain relief - Root Canal-Crown

Complete exposure of the entrances to the 4 roots and removal of old filling material and exposure of recurrent decay

Comprehensive Management of Abscessed Tooth: Emergency pain relief - Root Canal-Crown

Initial decay removal and placement of antibacterial paste into the root canals

Comprehensive Management of Abscessed Tooth: Emergency pain relief - Root Canal-Crown

Temporary filling placed. Patient rebooked to complete root canal treatment

Comprehensive Management of Abscessed Tooth: Emergency pain relief - Root Canal-Crown

X-ray of antibacterial root canal paste and temporary filling. Pain relief was immediate

Comprehensive Management of Abscessed Tooth: Emergency pain relief - Root Canal-Crown

Re-access into pulp chamber

Comprehensive Management of Abscessed Tooth: Emergency pain relief - Root Canal-Crown

Completed root canal treatment and decay removal

Comprehensive Management of Abscessed Tooth: Emergency pain relief - Root Canal-Crown

Image of completed new tooth coloured filling

Comprehensive Management of Abscessed Tooth: Emergency pain relief - Root Canal-Crown

X-ray of completed root canal treatment and tooth coloured filling

Comprehensive Management of Abscessed Tooth: Emergency pain relief - Root Canal-Crown

Image of crown preparation 1 month after root canal treatment. All symptoms of the previously infected tooth were resolved

Comprehensive Management of Abscessed Tooth: Emergency pain relief - Root Canal-Crown

Temporary crown in place

Comprehensive Management of Abscessed Tooth: Emergency pain relief - Root Canal-Crown

Laboratory fabricated permanent porcelain crown in place

Comprehensive Management of Abscessed Tooth: Emergency pain relief - Root Canal-Crown

Final x-ray of root canal treatment and permanent porcelain crown

Comprehensive Management of Abscessed Tooth: Emergency pain relief - Root Canal-Crown