What Is a Root Canal? Why Saving Your Tooth Beats Extraction
Severe toothache that painkillers can't touch may mean the problem has reached the dental pulp — the nerve chamber inside your tooth. A root canal removes the infected tissue, disinfects the canals and seals the tooth, so you keep your natural tooth instead of losing it.
Warning signs you may need one
- Spontaneous toothache, especially at night
- Lingering sensitivity after hot or cold drinks
- Pain when chewing
- Swollen gums, a pimple-like bump, or a darkening tooth
Does it hurt?
Modern root canals are done under local anesthesia and feel closer to a long filling than the horror stories suggest. And keeping your natural tooth is worth it: a treated tooth chews almost like normal, and you avoid the cost of an implant to replace it later.
Prices at Tooth Haus
Front tooth ฿6,000–8,000 · premolar ฿8,000–10,000 · molar ฿12,000–18,000 (see the price list). We diagnose with 3D X-ray to see every root canal clearly before treatment.
Deep toothache that painkillers won't fix?
It may have reached the nerve — get a 3D X-ray diagnosis.