Smile Gallery

Did you know? Root canal or endodontic treatment is necessary when the pulp which is made up of blood vessels and nerves inside the tooth becomes inflamed or infected.

Treatment of tooth #5 ( upper right bicuspid) with an extra canal!

Root canal treatment completed on the upper left molar (#14) present with 4 canals.

Root canal retreatment or endodontic retreatment is a procedure done on a tooth that already has root canal previously but has failed to heal. But have no fear, these teeth can easily be saved with proper treatment!

Upper right molar, #3, with previous root canal treatment (and a silver point) successfully treated and resulted in a very happy patient!

Lower right molar, #30, with previous root canal treatment (and a silver point) successfully treated

Apicoectomy or root-end resection is a surgical procedure done on a tooth that has persistent inflammation or infection in the bony area around the end of the tooth after root canal procedure

The ends of the roots (apices) have been shortened, the bone has been manually cleaned and the ends of the roots have been filled or plugged with a biocompatible sealer (MTA). This will help the bone regenerate.