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Looking for a caring and professional dental practice? We’re excited to welcome new patients to our clinic! Whether you’re due for a check-up, need treatment, or are looking to enhance your smile, our friendly team is here to help.
Contact us today to book your first appointment—we look forward to meeting you!

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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The biggest complement we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to Mortiboys Dental Spa. In fact, we have built much of our practice on these valued, trusted recommendations over the years. Read our reviews to hear why our patients are recommending us…

Patient reviews

543 Reviews

5.0

27th March 2025

On recommendation i registered with these guys and i can 1000% tell you i’ve never had such a chilled painless experience at a dentist Every single member of staff have a great way of communicating and you are at ease immediately Mortiboys is professional,friendly and supportive of the patients needs An excellent place to be Thank you guys ❤️

25th March 2025

Very nice dentist

NG

Nick Goody

Both Mark and Clare are the best at their work, I love their dedication, kindness, and care at the Job. They make going to the Dentist a pleasure. Thank you. Nick

19th March 2025

No waiting time, quick and efficient appointment. Hygienist was respectful and said if it hurt I could stop at any point, but didn't hurt at all during the appointment.

18th March 2025

highly efficient and competent clinic. i have been going to see Marc since he first set up practice here 30 something years?? he is the best of dentists and that shows with the whole running of the clinic and the partners. thank you

CW

Claire Wilson

A recent visit was excellent as always, Dr Mortiboys always takes the time to thoroughly explain any procedures or alternatives

AG

andy gibson

Excellent service as usual. I didn’t even get to sit down in the waiting area. Thank you.

9th March 2025

Very efficient Clinician and team

5th March 2025

Claire is such an excellent hygienist and a lovely person.

28th February 2025

A competent and very pleasant dentist

26th February 2025

Raj and Karlie were fantastic. They helped me to feel at ease and relaxed before the treatment and the tooth extraction was pain free and faster than i expected.Thank you!

21st February 2025

It’s generally a smart comfortable place to come to, the service is very efficient, and the quality of care and expertise is first rate!

4th February 2025

As a new patient, very impressed by the care given by my new dentist

1st February 2025

All the staff very pleasant. Amit has a very nice manner he explains everything well and the he is very gentle with his treatment

29th January 2025

Highly professional , friendly and courteous.

21st January 2025

Professional, caring, explained everything. Trustworthy.

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

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