Root canal therapy can be considered as an advanced procedure to save a tooth, which a number of years ago would have been extracted.
Root Canal Therapy is normally required when a tooth has died, usually as a result of a large amount of previous decay or trauma.
The typical symptoms are pain and swelling which unless treated will get worse and is known as an abscess. By using very fine and flexible instruments and magnification, the narrow canal inside the teeth can be cleaned of all infected material and shaped to accept a plastic based filling material. Once the canal system has sealed, a permanent restoration can be placed on top.
Dental treatments - Bridges

What are they?
A bridge replaces a missing tooth (or teeth) by fixing the replacement to the natural teeth at each side of the gap. Some bridges have crowns at each end. Others are fixed to the surface of the teeth next to the gap. Sometimes a bridge is only fixed to the tooth on one side of the gap.

Bridges are made of metal and porcelain, or on occasions just porcelain.

What will my dentist do?

There are several stages in making a bridge.

The dentist uses soft, mouldable material to take impressions of your mouth. A dental technician makes exact plaster models of your upper and lower teeth and gums, which show how your teeth bite together

The teeth which will support the bridge are prepared so that the bridge is not too bulky.

Another impression is taken of the teeth and any gaps and the dental technician uses this to make the bridge. A plastic temporary bridge or temporary crown may be fitted in the meantime.

At your final visit, the dentist will check that the bridge fits, make any minor adjustments and then fix it permanently in place.