Root canal therapy typically allows us to treat tooth infections, relieve pain, and save your natural tooth.

Save Your Natural Tooth with Root Canal Treatment!

Root Canal Treatment in Hampton Park

If you’re experiencing severe tooth pain that’s not going away with over-the-counter medicines, your tooth may be infected and require root canal treatment. Gone are the days girl in need of a root canal in hampton park of the horror stories about root canals. For many people, modern root canal treatment is easy, quick and comfortable!

When the nerve in a tooth has become infected and starts to cause an abscess, the only way to save the tooth is to do a root canal treatment. When you lose a tooth, it's not ideal because it can cause bite misalignment, damage to neighbouring teeth, and diminish your ability to speak and eat.

Your dentist in Hampton Park can alleviate your immediate discomfort, eliminate your tooth infection, and save your natural tooth with root canal therapy.

The Telltale Signs of a Tooth Infection

If you or a loved one experiences one or more of these symptoms, it may be time to contact your Hampton Park emergency dentist for prompt care:

Facial swelling, pain, or discomfort
Tooth sensitivity to hot or cold temperatures
Constant, throbbing pain
A white bump or pimple on the gum around the infected tooth
Pain when chewing or biting

Having these symptoms addressed promptly is critical for your dental health because a tooth infection will not resolve without treatment and could reach a point where it's not salvageable. Instead, reach out to your dentist immediately to alleviate your pain and preserve your tooth.

What Happens During Root Canal Treatment?

educational graphic of a root canal Your root canal begins with your dentist using a local anesthetic to numb the area around your infected tooth. This will immediately relieve discomfort and help ensure you don’t feel anything during your procedure.

Next, they’ll carefully reach the inner canals of your tooth to remove the infected tissue, remove traces of infection before sealing it temporarily with a filling. Once the tooth is completely healed, you’ll return to Hampton Park Dental to have our dentists strengthen and rebuild your tooth with a crown to ensure you enjoy full tooth function again.

The Benefits of Root Canal Treatment

Root canal treatment in Hampton Park benefits your smile and dental health in several ways:

Avoids further infection – Root canal treatment helps stop the tooth infection from spreading to surrounding teeth and moving into even more critical areas of your body.
Saves your natural tooth – An infected tooth becomes unsalvageable without treatment. Root canal treatment typically prevents tooth loss.
Restores chewing function – Root canal treatment and rebuilding your tooth with a crown can restore your ability to chew and eat comfortably.
Alleviates pain – Delivering an anesthetic relieves the immediate discomfort caused by tooth infection.

Relieve Your Pain by Giving Us a Call

If you’re experiencing dental pain or a tooth emergency in Hampton Park, please get in touch with our team immediately. You don’t have to live with dental pain because we can help!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you offer help with accessing my super?

Yes! If you're considering extensive dental treatment, we can help you gain early access to your superannuation funds to help you cover the cost of your treatment. Early super access can be ideal in these situations:

You or at least one family member have superannuation funds
You don't have personal health fund insurance
It would be a financial hardship to cover the cost of your treatment with personal resources

Our team can help you with the paperwork for early super access while a SuperCare representative walks you through the rest of the process. You can contact our team for more information on early super access.

Note: Accessing superannuation for dental treatment is subject to eligibility and approval by the relevant government agency. We can assist with the process, but approval is not guaranteed.

Other Convenient Payment Options

If early super access is not an option for you, we do offer other options that can help reduce your out-of-pocket expenses for dental care, such as:

Preferred provider status with several private health funds, including Medibank, Bupa, HCF, NIB, CBHS
Relationships with third-party companies that can offer affordable monthly payment plans, like Humm, Afterpay, TLC
Medicare Child Dental Benefit - Bulk billing
HICAPS claims processing

Eligibility for health fund benefits, payment plans, and superannuation access varies depending on the provider and individual circumstances. Terms, conditions, and lending criteria apply. Please check with your health fund or finance provider to confirm your eligibility before treatment.

If you need help sorting out the best payment arrangement for your dental care, please get in touch with your Hampton Park dentist and speak with one of our knowledgeable and helpful team members.

How much will my dental treatment cost?

The cost of dental treatment depends on the type of procedures you need, and it's very specific to each patient's unique needs. The best way to determine the cost of your treatment is to book an evaluation with one of our dentists to determine your own treatment needs.

During your evaluation, our dentists discuss your oral health goals with you and gather information about your smile and dental health with an exam, x-rays, and photos of your teeth. After your evaluation, you'll clearly understand your treatment needs and options, what your timeline looks like for finishing, and the cost.

Payment Options for Every Budget in Hampton Park

We don't want finances to keep you from getting the dental care you need, so we offer several excellent options for payment or to help reduce your out-of-pocket expenses.

Preferred provider status with several private health funds, including Medibank, Bupa, HCF, NIB, CBHS
Early access to superannuation funds for extensive dental treatment
Relationships with third-party companies that can offer affordable monthly payment plans, like Humm, Afterpay, TLC
Medicare Child Dental Benefit - Bulk billing
HICAPS claims processing

Your Hampton Park dentist can help you navigate your payment options to ensure you can comfortably fit your dental treatment into your budget

Please Note: Eligibility for health fund benefits, payment plans, and superannuation access varies depending on the provider and individual circumstances. Terms, conditions, and lending criteria apply. Please check with your health fund or finance provider to confirm your eligibility before treatment..

Meet Our Dentist:

Dr Siew Yong

(DEN0001623215) Registered Dentist, General Registration

Siew graduated from the University of Cardiff (UK) with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 1993 and moved to Australia in 2011.

Siew has over 20 years of experience in all areas of dentistry and excels in complex treatment like oral surgery, root canal treatment, full mouth rehabilitation, cosmetic dentistry, and orthodontics. She is great with several types of Orthodontic treatment, including Invisalign, MyoBrace, FastBraces and Traditional Braces.

She has a very gentle, calming, and nurturing persona, making patients feel at ease. As a mother to two children, Siew ...

Root Canal Treatment Technology

Rotary Endodontics

Electric rotary endodontic tools make root canal treatment efficient, effective, and streamlined for our patients. This is especially important when you're dealing with the pain of a tooth infection. You need relief as soon as possible!

Rotary endodontic tools used to be made of rigid stainless steel; now they're made of nickel-titanium, which is flexible and helps our dentists easily and more comfortably access the canals inside your tooth. Because the tools are electric, the procedure goes quicker, which typically means less time spent in the dental chair.

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Don't Wait to Reach Out If You Are in Pain