Root canal treatment

When a large cavity in a tooth reaches the nerve chamber, or in some cases when a tooth breaks, root canal treatment may be required. In order to save the tooth the Mortiboys Dental Spa team take great care to painlessly clean and fill infected tooth canals with the most up to date rotary systems, before adding a filling material to seal them.

Within every tooth is a nerve chamber and a blood supply in the root canal. In a healthy tooth, these nerves will be alive. Front teeth will normally have one root holding them in the jaw bone, but back teeth can have two, three or four.

If a large cavity in a tooth reaches the nerve chamber, or if a tooth breaks, bacteria can cause the nerves to die. The root canals can become infected and an abscess may form beneath the root(s) of the tooth, in the jawbone. Pain may occur at any time during this process, and the infection can spread.

Treatment is usually carried out over one or two visits to Mortiboys Dental Spa. The purpose of the treatment is to remove the bacteria or dying tissue from inside the tooth and to clean and disinfect the root canals. This is achieved by making a small hole through the tooth into the nerve chamber, locating and measuring the root canals, then cleaning and widening them using fine instruments. Local anaesthetic is used throughout the procedure to avoid any discomfort.

To aid the instrumentation of these intricate channels to the tooth, magnification may be used and if possible, the tooth will usually be isolated to keep the area dry and clear.

Once clean, the canals are filled to seal them off from re-infection. In most cases, infections will start to heal at this point.

Most patients only experience mild discomfort following treatment, but it is common to experience none at all.

Meet the team

Zinaida Botha

Dentist

GDC NO. 84181

Ranya Kafena

Dentist

GDC NO. 73365

Marc Mortiboys

Dentist

GDC NO. 61939

Amit Gadhavi

Dentist / Periodontist

GDC NO. 67395

Fernando Vieira

Dentist with Endodontic Special Interest

GDC NO. 199510

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527 Reviews

5.0

19th January 2025

I have been a patient for many years now and the treatments are always very professional and all the staff are knowledgeable and friendly.

18th January 2025

Excellent service

14th January 2025

With the exception of the so called root canal specialist (who needs a course on patient relations) everyone at the practise was amazing. The time taken to listen and to adapt to individual needs is second to none. Everyone is treated as an individual and nothing is too much trouble. Excellent experiences all round.

14th January 2025

Pleasant staff

14th January 2025

Expertise of the team

11th January 2025

Their patience and commitment to their patients needs, and understanding that every person is different

8th January 2025

Everyone is so helpful and kind. Claire the hygienist is very professional but makes the whole experience a pleasure. Jodie on reception really helped me with payment as I had had fraud on my card

6th January 2025

Have been with them for many years. Under Marc first and now Zinna - who is just lovely, in every way ! Kind, gentle, caring, professional and lovely !

4th January 2025

Great staff, super friendly! Great knowledge and talked through all aspects of processes. Very happy

24th December 2024

The kind, friendly and professional attention from Zena my dentist and Lisa the dentalnurse.

22nd December 2024

Always found my treatment to be highly satisfactory in every way

7th December 2024

The hygienist listened to me and tailored my treatment to what was appropriate for me

7th December 2024

Excellent check up - everything explained clearly

4th December 2024

From the lovely welcome on arrival to the courteous and professional service received from all treatment staff over the last 15 + years, I could never go anywhere else. I have moved quite a distance away from the practice but the longer journey is worth it!

3rd December 2024

Lovely DentistSuperb highly skilled pain free hygiene treatmentExcellent reception staffgood parkingcomfortable in and out of treatment areasrelaxed atmosphere

3rd December 2024

Highly dedicated practitioners who are passionate about their work.

29th November 2024

The team are also so friendly and welcoming and really make you feel at ease.

28th November 2024

Excellent experience as was nervous about extraction and the risks and after care were well explained and I was calmed before extraction began (prob also helped that was very quick and painless)

28th November 2024

The fact that I was carefully listened to. That the first dentist I saw referred me for a second opinion sothat no unnecessary treatment took. Place.

22nd November 2024

EXCELLENT SERVICE FROM AMIT AND HIS NURSE KAREN, BOTH WERE VERY ATTENTIVE and listened to all my concerns and gave thorough answers

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