Root canal treatment in Royal Oak

Root canals at a glance

Time

Usually one visit of 60 to 90 minutes

Comfort

Fully numb, with nitrous or oral sedation available

Afterward

Tender for a few days, and the bad pain should be gone

Next step

Most teeth need a crown afterward

Insurance

Usually partly covered as a major service

Is this for you?

• A toothache that lingers or throbs, especially at night
• Sharp pain when you bite down
• Sensitivity to hot or cold that hangs around after the trigger is gone
• A pimple-like bump on the gum, or swelling near a tooth
• A tooth that's turned dark

What happens at your visit

1. Find the cause

   An x-ray and a few quick tests tell us whether the nerve is the problem. If it isn't, we'll tell you.

2. Get you numb

   We make sure you're completely numb before we start. Nitrous or oral sedation is there if you're nervous.

3. Clean and seal

   Through a small opening in the top of the tooth, we remove the infected nerve, clean and shape the canals, and seal them.

4. Protect the tooth

   A tooth that's had a root canal gets brittle, so most need a crown. That's usually a second visit.

Cost and insurance

Insurance usually covers part of a root canal as a major service. We'll give you the price of the root canal and the crown together, so nothing surprises you. See financing and insurance, or our membership plan if you don't have insurance.

Common questions