Endodontics—microscopic root canal treatment

Microscopic root canal treatment is performed to save a tooth in which the nerve—commonly referred to as the pulp (the reddish structure in the picture on the left)—is diseased or irreversibly damaged. For root canal treatment to be successful it is important to detect and treat all root canals. The procedure involves removing the diseased or dead pulp tissue, cleaning, disinfecting and shaping the inside of the canal areas and then filling and sealing all root canals, even those which are as thin as a hair. We at INSTITUT DR. HUEMER have experienced specialists who perform the procedure using a 25-fold magnification microscope that was especially developed for root canal treatment. In the following radiographs the treated root canals can be seen as bright areas.

Successful root canal treatment

Root canal treatment of tooth 14

Retreatment of tooth 27

Retreatment of tooth 46 following root-end resection (apicoectomy)