WHY A MICROSCOPE?
Microscopic root canal treatment, performed by our specialists, uses a magnification of 25x to see details that are impossible to see with the naked eye. Root canal treatment is in a very small area of the tooth and requires expert precision to properly clean the canals. Without the use of the microscope it is easy to damage the tooth by removing excess amount of tooth structure or improperly cleaning the root canals. It is also impossible to see a crack in the root without a microscope, if you are unable to see the crack, you will be unaware that the root canal treatment will fail in the future.
The use of a microscope with a trained root canal specialist can lead to finding roots that would otherwise go unseen and untreated, leading to a root canal retreatment later on. Research shows the use of the microscope in root canal treatment has increased the chance of a successful treatment up to 50%. Microscopic root canal treatments have consistently resulted in better outcome there is a simple reason, it is very hard to clean an opening as small as 0.1mm without seeing it. 