“I’ve been told I need a Root Canal on one of my teeth, and the appointment has been booked for 2 hours, will it take this long?”
Root Canal Treatment (RCT) can take a range of time, and sometimes may be spread over two visits. The time can vary depending on many things. For example firstly, the tooth that is being treated – (the further back the tooth becomes in your mouth it generally has more roots – which means more root canals!) Secondly whether the tooth has been root filled before, this can mean time is needed to remove the previous root filling which again can be time consuming. There are many more factors that can dictate how long it might take.
The thing to bear in mind is that we also need to allocate time in the appointment for things besides the actual root treatment. Things like waiting for you to get numb and talking to you about post operative care.
Finally, the time that you are actually having the treatment will be made as comfortable as possible - with the use of rubber dam and anaesthetic you wont be feeling or tasting anything in your mouth. So you can lay back, listen to the music, relax and even have a little snooze!
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