A dental treatment to deal with toothache. It involves cleaning of the most inner part of the tooth structure, named as pulp, where nerve and other soft tissue are located. During root canal treatment, dentist removes the diseased pulp.

When the pulp becomes inflamed or infected caused by

• Deep tooth decay
• Traumatic damage such as a crack, chip or tooth fracture
• Severe gum disease

If the infected pulp is not removed, pain and swelling can result, and your tooth may have to be removed. It saves your natural tooth and your smile. Otherwise, removal of the tooth/ extraction can solve toothache.

It usually takes 2-5 visits depend on which tooth is involved. Front tooth is easier than back tooth as it is less complicated.

Most of the time, there is either no or little discomfort if the pulp is already badly inflamed. However, it is usually done under local anesthetic. The treatment actually relieves pain by removing the diseased pulp.

Success rate is up to 90% in general. Failure is due to complicated root structure, root fracture, cracked tooth etc.

Yes. Because the tooth usually becomes brittle and more prone to crack after the treatment.
A crown protect the tooth and so the longer it last.

• Acrylic resin (plastic)
• Acrylic resin + Cobalt chromium ( plastic+ metal)
• Flexible denture

1st visit : Take an impression of your mouth
2nd visit : Record of your bite
3rd visit : Try- in of your denture
4th visit : Issue of denture

Denture is an artificial plastic appliance. It is not real teeth. It is unable to perfectly restore your speech and chewing ability. You will need some time to get used to it. However, it is much cheaper than an implant.

It is the last upper and lower molar. As revolution goes by, human’s jaw becomes smaller due to the change or lifestyle and diet habit. We no longer need our last molar to chew food. Smaller jaw causing lack of space for the last molar to grow and impaction occurs.

It is the last tooth to grow in our oral cavity. Around the age of 17-25.

• ‘Coming in sideways’ or becoming impacted (buried in the jaw bone)
• Difficult to clean and trapped food which causes decay of wisdom tooth itself and neighboring tooth
• Swollen and painful gums around it
• Bad breath

It is an oral disease involving the supporting structure of the tooth such as gums and bone.

• Swollen and reddish gum
• Bleeding gum/ bleeds during brushing
• Bad breath
• Discomfort
• Mobile tooth

• Inadequate oral hygiene where plaque is not removed. (Plaque is a sticky film of bacteria that form after you brushes your teeth.)
• Smoking cigarettes
• Poor nutrition
• Pregnancy
• Systemic illness
• Clenching or grinding of teeth
• Psychological factors : Stress, anxiety etc

• Maintain a good oral hygiene by brushing twice daily and flossing daily can remove plaque- the main culprit of gum disease.
• Visit dentist twice a year for regular checkup and professional scaling

It will lead to loss of bone and supporting tissues of the tooth. This causes mobility of tooth and painful gums. Eventually, tooth might fall off.