Endodontics

Endodontics consists in treating the pulp of the tooth.
This dental treatment is used in dentistry when the dental pulp is damaged. Endodontics consits in the elimination of infection and protection of the decontaminated pulp of the tooth.

The endodontist treats the nerve of the tooth by cleaning the root canals which are subsequently filled and sealed with gutta-percha (a sterile and biocompatible antiseptic material)./

Cause of the pulp damage requiring endodontic

The most common cause for the need for endodontics or the need to treat the nerve are untreated dental caries which reach the pulp or nerve of the tooth causing inflammation, infection and subsequent pulpar necrosis.

Endodontists

Propdental dental clinics in Barcelona provide an endodontist service, ie they are dentists who specialise in endodontics.
Endodontists are dentists who have limited their practice exclusively or mainly to dental endodontics given that this speciality requires great skill and precision. They are distinguished by their advanced dexterity and expertise in root canal treatment.
The endodontists at Propdental dental clinics use the latest technologies, such as radiovisiography, latest generation apical locators, and rotating systems to facilitate the cleaning and conformation of the root canal treatment.

Technology in endodontics

The endodontists at Propdental endodontic clinics in Barcelona make use of modern technological advances (apical locator, radiovisiography, mechanized endodontic engine) which together with the application of materials of the very highest quality and latest generation currently available within dentistry, enable us to provide our patients with an endodontic service of exceptional precision and speed and, in so doing, providing the greatest rates of success in treating the nerve of the tooth.

Radiovisiography

Radiovisiography or digitalised radiography is a type of radiography which uses a small sensor instead of a conventional radiographical plaque.
The sensor transmits the image to the monitor of a computer and can be seen on the screen by both the professional and the patient.

The main advantages of radiovisiography in endodontics for endodontists is:
Less exposure to x-ray radiation as it only irradiates for one sixth of the time of conventional x-rays.
Increases the quality of the image and permits a more precise diagnosis.
Permits the patient to understand their problem and be able to follow the explanations of the specialist.
It is a faster procedure in which the image can be processed within 30 seconds.

Mechanized endodontic

Mechanized endodontic arose together with the flexibility of nickel titanium, which marked the beginning of a new era in instrumentation or preparation of canals for treating the nerve.
These instruments can work within the canals driven by a low speed engine, and thereby combine manual (traditional) instrumentation with the mechanized or rotating technique, the latter creating shapes very much adapted to the anatomy of the tooth, respecting its internal design and gaining in time, speed and quality in treating the nerve and the root canal treatment.