Toot­ha­che is extre­me­ly unplea­sant, but it has the clear func­tion of high­ligh­t­ing a defect or inflamma­ti­on that should be taken serious­ly. Visi­t­ing a den­tist with com­pre­hen­si­ve and modern dia­gnostic equip­ment can help you get to the root of the pro­blem. Toot­ha­che is often cau­sed by inflamma­ti­on in and around the root that is com­ple­te­ly invi­si­ble and, if unt­rea­ted, can rapidly lead to the loss of one or more teeth. Our pri­ma­ry goal is to pre­ser­ve your natu­ral tooth sub­s­tance. As long as the­re is any hope, we do wha­te­ver we can to save dise­a­sed teeth. One of the tre­at­ment methods is root canal therapy.

„OUR GOAL IS TO PRESERVE YOUR NATURAL TOOTH SUBSTANCE. IF THIS IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE, WE EXPLAIN WHAT YOUR OPTIONS ARE.“

- Dr. med. dent. Katha­ri­na Büchel

Infec­tions or inju­ries can dama­ge or des­troy the soft tis­sue insi­de the tooth (pulp). With an opti­mal healing pro­cess, a root canal can save a tooth that would other­wi­se have to be extrac­ted. Dise­a­sed or dead tis­sue is remo­ved from the tooth inte­rior and repla­ced with a spe­cial mate­ri­al. Even with major infec­tions and chro­nic inflamma­ti­on, our laser-assis­ted tre­at­ment achie­ves excel­lent results. We also work with pho­to-acti­va­ted therapy.

This uses high­ly effec­ti­ve light-acti­va­ted gel to dis­in­fect all of the cana­li­cu­li in the root and rid it of the bac­te­ria causing the inflamma­ti­on. In many cases, this modern and effec­ti­ve method enab­les us to avoid sur­ge­ry. Howe­ver, a com­pre­hen­si­ve dia­gnostic exami­na­ti­on is used to con­si­der in advan­ce which tre­at­ment will be more effec­ti­ve for you in the long term. If the­re is no hope of saving a tooth, we will inform you and pro­vi­de com­pre­hen­si­ve advice on the various tre­at­ment methods available.

“At last I have no more pain”

“I had seve­re toot­ha­che and when I went to the Jung Den­tal Cli­nic they dia­gno­sed an infla­med root. I had com­pre­hen­si­ve root canal the­ra­py using a laser and pho­to-acti­va­ted dis­in­fec­tion. Luck­i­ly the the­ra­py was suc­cess­ful – I didn’t need any sur­ge­ry and the tooth could be cured and saved. Final­ly the pain has gone!

Dr Gabrie­le Jung-Reg­ge­lin descri­bes the tre­at­ment: The situa­ti­on was par­ti­cu­lar­ly com­plex becau­se the inflamma­ti­on was loca­ted direct­ly on the man­di­bu­lar ner­ve (branch of the tri­ge­mi­nal ner­ve), mea­ning that root end sur­ge­ry was out of the question.

The tre­at­ment began by ope­ning up the root and exami­ning it using a high-reso­lu­ti­on ope­ra­ting micro­scope. The root canal was then clea­ned using ultra­sound to make sure that no infec­ted tis­sue remai­ned. A spe­cial laser was used to reach even the smal­lest cana­ls in the tooth.

 The laser was also shot into the root canal to remo­ve the bac­te­ria from dif­fi­cult-to-reach are­as. Pho­to-acti­va­ted dis­in­fec­tion (PAD) was then per­for­med, during which a high­ly effec­ti­ve gel was app­lied in the root canal and acti­va­ted using a spe­cial light. The gel extends the dis­in­fec­tion effect and thus also reaches the acces­so­ry cana­ls. A cal­ci­um hydro­xi­de-based medi­ca­ti­on was then app­lied, also for dis­in­fec­tion pur­po­ses. Releasing cal­ci­um encou­ra­ged bone rege­ne­ra­ti­on. The medi­ca­ti­on was then reap­p­lied every six weeks.

Once the root canal had been tho­rough­ly clea­ned, it was fil­led: thanks to modern den­ti­stry and high-tech tre­at­ment methods, it was pos­si­ble to save this tooth without the risk of dama­ging the man­di­bu­lar ner­ve. The bone defect was ful­ly trea­ted. Six mon­ths later, the tooth was ful­ly hea­led and free from pain.