"Dental Therapy with a Feather Touch" -   Who is an Endodontist ?          

Originating from the latin word "ENDO" which means inside and "ODONT" which means the tooth, the science of Endodontics is the study of the problems inside the tooth and an "ENDODONTIST" is the specialist who treats the inside of the tooth. The outermost layer of a tooth is the Enamel which covers the Dentine. In the core of the tooth is the pulp which has blood vessels supplying nutrients to the tooth and a nerve which provides the sensations. These enter the tooth from the apex of the root and curve up to the pulp chamber which is literally in the center of the crown. 

This pulp chamber which is normally sealed off from the outside world may sometimes get infected by microorganisms. More often than not, these microorganisms gain entry into the pulp chamber due to dental decay taking place on the tooth surface. The dental decay or more technically speaking caries, dissolves the enamel and dentine and over a period of time reaches the pulp chamber. Once it gets to the pulp chamber the bacteria quickly eat away and degenerate the blood supply and nerve tissue of the pulp and the canal till the root apex.       .... more