Root Canal

Even when decay has reached the nerve, if the inflammation is limited to the upper part, a pulpotomy may allow the nerve in the root to be kept alive. At Yeonhap Dental Clinic in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon, we isolate the tooth with a rubber dam, check for bleeding control using sodium hypochlorite of 6% or higher for 5 minutes (and 5 more minutes if needed), cover with MTA if the bleeding stops, and switch to root canal treatment on the spot if it does not.

A calcified root canal does not mean root canal treatment starts right away. Yeonhap Dental Clinic in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon, decides whether treatment is needed by looking at symptoms, pulp testing, and root-tip imaging together; for calcified canals that do need treatment, we find the path with a pre-curved C+ file and an One-G glide path file, which complement each other depending on where and how the canal is blocked.

One of the conditions that influences the outcome of root canal treatment is keeping the canal from being re-contaminated by saliva and bacteria during treatment. At Yeonhap Dental Clinic in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon, we place a rubber dam for every root canal treatment, and from the point the canal has been enlarged to the planned size until it is filled, we replace sodium hypochlorite solution of 6% or higher every 5 minutes, for a total contact time of 20–40 minutes.