Endodontics

Endodontics is the specialty of dentistry which deals with eliminating infection from the root canals of teeth and restoring health of the supporting tissues. Saving the natural tooth that has been damaged by decay, fracture, abscess, etc. is the sole purpose of Endodontics. Retaining a tooth with endodontic treatment is in most cases far better than extraction and replacing the missing tooth with a prosthetic device.

Before the treatment, Dr. Rimjhim Saran Bhatnagar would examine your tooth and based on her diagnosis, she would decide upon the entire treatment protocol. Each stage of the examination and treatment planning would be explained to you and you would be given the opportunity to clear any doubts that you might have. In case of a less favorable prognosis or in the case of any difficulty arising during treatment, it will be discussed with you at length and an appropriate treatment strategy would be adopted.

Dr. Rimjhim and her team perform the procedures to immediately relieve the toothache caused by pulp inflammation or infection. In a case where healing does not take place, further procedures such as retreatment or peri-apical surgery may be employed to save the tooth. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, approximately 5 – 7 % of endodontically treated teeth may fail and require extraction.

The highly skilled team makes the procedure easy, accurate and comfortable. A modern and robust infrastructure in terms of some very high-end radiology and endodontic equipment [3D X-Ray Machine; CBCT Imaging; Apex Locator; ROOT-ZX mini (Endo Motor); Prima Endodontic Microscope] ensure that some of our procedures are done in a single sitting (case specific) with a consistent accuracy.

If a problem arises during treatment, please feel free to call Dr. Rimjhim’s office. Rest assured that there will always be someone available to resolve your problem or answer your questions.