What is a root canal treatment, and when do you need one?
A root canal treatment (also called nerve treatment, technical term: endodontics) removes an inflamed or dead nerve from the root canal of a tooth or molar. The canal is disinfected and hermetically sealed with gutta-percha. The goal is to keep your own tooth instead of extracting it, no crown, bridge or implant is as good as your natural tooth.
At Tandarts West, your English-speaking dentist in Rotterdam West at Taandersstraat 121, we routinely perform root canal treatments for patients from Delfshaven, Middelland, Nieuwe Westen and the international community in Rotterdam. We use an apex locator (measures root length precisely), fine nickel-titanium files and magnifying loupes for maximum precision. A well-performed root canal has an 85-95% success rate and can keep your tooth for a lifetime. For complex or previously failed root canals you can see the endodontist in Rotterdam.
Most common causes: deep untreated cavities, trauma from an accident, a cracked tooth, or repeated dental work on the same tooth.
Patients do not only come to us from Rotterdam West. From Rotterdam-Zuid and the city centre you reach the practice quickly through the Maastunnel, and from Schiedam, Vlaardingen and Maassluis it is only a few minutes' drive to the Taandersstraat. So having a root canal treatment done for Rotterdam-Zuid or Schiedam is easy at Tandarts West in the west of the city.
