Root treatment even of difficil canals. With the modern Schilder technique, the entire root system is cleaned and filled. Contrary to the "conventional" method, teeth show a positive long-term prognosis of almost 100 % after this treatment.

A root canal treatment becomes necessary, when the pulp (the nerve of the tooth) is irreversibly inflammated or infected.

Possible causes are:

• deep seated caries
• multiple treatments of the same tooth
• fine hairline cracks due to adverse loading, e. g. clenching and grinding
• dental trauma, e. g. after an accident

Possible symptoms:

• distinct pain reaction to heat and cold
• bite or contact sensitivity
• swellings or pressure pain in the surrounding gingiva
• discolouring of the tooth

Without treatment, this can cause severe pain or an abcess which might result in the loss of the tooth! With conventional root treatment, the complete removal of the inflammated tissue in the root canal is often not possible. Then, after some time, the treated tooth starts to ache again and usually has to be removed sooner or later.

With a sophisticated technique, the so called "Schilder technique" taught in Boston/U.S.A., we provide optimum treatment for the lifelong preservation of your teeth. This can save you a long way of suffering. Especially with strongly curved canals, side canals, calcifications, or perforations, the results of conventional treatment are often inadequate.

Statistics regarding root canal treatment in Germany show a success rate of merely 40 %. Root canal treatment carried out according to the state of the art reach success rates of 90 %, i. e. nine teeth out of ten can be preserved permanently! This has been proven by long-term studies from the U.S. and Scandinavia.

Even revisions (i. e. re-treatment after failed root canal treatment) still reach 70 %. The latest methods of treatment under the microscope, such as the Schilder technique, give excellent results. With the Schilder-Technik, the entire root canal system with all its fine side canals – similar to the root of a tree – is thoroughly cleaned and filled up. Profound training, sufficient time and experience, and the proper equipment are essential. The rubber dam, for example, which is put over the tooth like an empty balloon and then streched over a frame outside your mouth. This allows the disinfection of the tooth prior to drilling and prevents the bacteria from entering the root canal with the saliva. Devices with strong magnification, such as magnifiying loupe and microscope to facilitate the localisation and preparation of the canals, are also considered absolutely essential by endodontists. Files (especially for depths) should be made of nickel titanium alloy, because this material is extremely flexible and break resistant.

Also necessary is a device which automatically measures the root canal and indicates the end of the root so it can be filled up correctly.