Can a Root Canal-Treated Tooth Last a Lifetime?
A root canal-treated tooth can last a lifetime, and loads of them do. Clear out the infected pulp, seal the tooth, cap it with a crown, and there’s no reason it won’t serve you for decades. But automatic? No. It lasts when the cleaning was thorough, the...
How Many Sittings Does a Root Canal Treatment Require?
Most root canals need one or two sittings. A simple tooth with a clean canal can be finished in a single visit. A badly infected one usually takes two, with a gap in between to let medicine clear the infection. The number isn’t fixed. It comes down to the tooth,...
What Is Endodontic Surgery and When Is It Performed?
Endodontic surgery is a small operation that clears infection at the tip of a tooth’s root when a root canal alone didn’t settle it. Usually that means an apicoectomy. The surgeon takes off the very end of the root, clears the infected tissue around it,...
Root Canal vs Tooth Extraction: Which Should You Choose?
In most cases a root canal is the better choice, because it saves your natural tooth while extraction removes it for good. A root canal clears out the infection and keeps the tooth in place. Extraction pulls the whole tooth, which then needs replacing with an implant...Medically Reviewed by
Dr. Jaydev Matapathi
BDS, MDS (Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics)
MFD RCSI (UK), MFDS RCPS (Glasgow, UK)
Member Faculty of Dentistry — Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Member Faculty of Dental Surgery — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow Dual Super-Specialisation: Microscopic Endodontics & Smile Designing
Member Faculty of Dental Surgery — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow Dual Super-Specialisation: Microscopic Endodontics & Smile Designing