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Root Canal Treatment in Tweed Heads
Root canal treatment at our Tweed Heads South practice relieves the pain of an infected tooth and saves your natural tooth from extraction, using gentle modern techniques.
Root Canal Treatment Tweed Heads: Saving Damaged & Infected Teeth
Root canal treatment has a reputation that hasn't kept pace with how much the procedure has changed. At iHeart Smiles at Tweed Dental on Kirkwood Road, modern root canal treatment is a calm, carefully managed procedure that relieves pain rather than causing it, and saves natural teeth that would otherwise need to be removed.
A root canal becomes necessary when the pulp inside a tooth (the soft tissue containing nerves and blood vessels) becomes infected or inflamed. This typically happens after deep decay, a cracked tooth, or trauma. Common symptoms include persistent toothache, lingering sensitivity to hot or cold, pain when biting, gum swelling, or a darkened tooth. Some infections cause little pain and are only detected at a routine check-up.
The treatment involves removing the infected pulp, cleaning and disinfecting the internal chambers, and sealing them to prevent further infection. The tooth is then restored, usually with a crown to protect the weakened structure. The procedure is carried out under local anaesthetic, and most patients are surprised at how comfortable it is.
Saving a natural tooth is almost always preferable to extraction, as no replacement functions quite like the original. A successfully treated tooth can last a lifetime with proper care.
We treat patients from across Tweed Heads, Banora Point, Terranora, and Coolangatta, and understand many arrive nervous, in pain, or both. If you're experiencing tooth pain that isn't going away, contact our Tweed Heads South practice promptly.
Your Tweed Heads Root Canal Treatment Expert
Dr Hart brings over 25 years of experience across all facets of dentistry, with a particular focus on complex dentistry, aesthetic reconstruction, and airway management. He graduated from the University of Queensland with an Honours Degree in Dentistry and a Science Degree in Biochemistry and Physiology, before completing a Master of Philosophy in Biomedical Science at Cambridge University.
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