It is the speciality that treats the inside of the tooth, «the nerve» known as pulp or dentinopulpar organ. Situations in which there are cavities, gum disease or trauma require the need to perform the root canal treatment, whose goal is to clean the tooth from incide the root, with hand and mechanical files and; after that it is obturated with several selants and gutta percha, a thermoplastic material that admits several obturation techniques from manual to mechanical. Digitalized x-rays and digital apex locators are used for a proper diagnosis.
Measurement of the root canal.
Obturation of the radicular canal.
Measurement of the radicular canal.
Final obturation of the root canal.
