Root Canal Therapy (RCT)
Root canal therapy is undertaken when the pulp of a tooth becomes infected. The pulp is tissue found in the hollow of a tooth. It’s filled with blood vessels, nerves and connective tissues.
Infection of the pulp, or pulpitis, causes extreme pain and is treated with a root canal. During root canal therapy, the diseased pulp is removed, the tooth cleaned of the infection and the canal where the pulp was once found is widened and filled. The tooth is then strengthened by placing a dental crown over the treated tooth.