Endodontics & Root Canal Treatment in Berlin Mitte

Root Canal Treatment & Endodontics

When the dental nerve becomes inflamed, a root canal treatment is usually the only option left. It is the treatment that allows us to save a tooth in this condition at all.

We work under a surgical microscope. Some root canals are finer than a hair and branch out all the way to the tip of the root. Without magnification, it is easy to miss something there.

Root canal treatment Berlin

Where are you right now?

Toothache from an inflamed dental nerve

I am in pain

Just give us a call. We will listen to what is going on and find an appointment for you.

Examination before root canal treatment

I have been advised to have a root canal treatment

Then you may not yet know what to expect. Further down, we explain step by step how we proceed.

Discomfort after a root canal treatment

My root canal treatment hurts again

That does not necessarily mean the tooth is lost. With a second treatment it can often still be saved.

Findings for a referral to endodontics

I would like to refer a patient

You would like to send someone to us for endodontic treatment? Here is how we work together.

When a tooth throbs at night

Inside every tooth lies the pulp, a tissue made of nerves and blood vessels. If bacteria reach it, it becomes inflamed.

The way in is opened by deep defects in the hard tooth structure, usually caused by decay or a fractured tooth. Bacteria also travel into the tooth beneath leaking crowns, inlays or fillings.

The inflammation is often very painful and causes the nerve tissue to die. How quickly that happens cannot be predicted. Sometimes symptoms appear only years after a filling.

Typical signs are

  • throbbing or pulsating pain, often worse at night
  • a tooth that reacts to cold or heat for an unusually long time
  • sensitivity to pressure when biting
  • swelling of the gum next to the tooth

An inflammation does not have to hurt, though. We often discover chronic cases by chance on an X-ray. Left untreated, the bone around the root tip keeps breaking down. At some point it turns into an acute inflammation.

Root canal treatment X-ray

How a root canal treatment works in our practice

We complete most treatments within one to one and a half hours. One appointment is often enough.

01 Anaesthesia

Before we start, we numb the tooth. If you like, we add nitrous oxide.

02 Core build-up

If the old filling is leaking, we replace it first. Otherwise we would be rinsing against bacteria that keep coming back.

03 Rubber dam

Then we stretch a thin sheet over the tooth. It keeps saliva away and catches rinsing solution and small instruments.

04 Shaping

Now we clean every canal all the way down to the root tip. This part takes its time.

05 Disinfection

We rinse the canals with a disinfecting solution. Ultrasound carries it into the finest lateral canals.

06 Sealing

Finally, we fill the canals and seal the tooth tightly. No bacteria can get back in.

In cases of severe inflammation we need two to three appointments. In between, we place a medication inside the tooth and seal it temporarily. Because a root-treated tooth breaks more easily, we usually recommend a crown or partial crown afterwards.

What we see under the microscope

Microscopic endodontics means that we check every step of the work under magnification. The entrances to the root canals are tiny and sometimes hidden. At 25x magnification we look all the way down to the root tip and find canals that would otherwise go undetected.

The magnification also helps with problems left over from earlier treatments. We seal deep perforations under direct vision. Broken instruments we usually retrieve rather than giving up on the tooth.

If a root is particularly curved, we additionally take a 3D X-ray to assess the anatomy of the tooth in three dimensions beforehand.

Root canal treatment X-ray

Our endodontic services

Everything about saving your tooth in one place

Revision treatment of a root-treated tooth

Revision root canal treatment

Sometimes a root canal treatment does not last. Then we clean the canals again and seal them anew.

Working with referring dental practices

For referring dentists

You refer patients to us for endodontic treatment? Here you will find our workflow and everything about sending findings.

3D X-ray diagnostics for complex root anatomy

3D X-ray diagnostics

When roots take an unusual course, a three-dimensional image helps. That way we know the anatomy before the treatment.

Relaxed treatment with nitrous oxide

Nitrous oxide for dental anxiety

If you feel tense before your appointment, nitrous oxide can help. You remain responsive but relax nonetheless.

Your endodontist in Berlin Mitte

Adisa Keita, M.Sc. Endodontics

Adisa Keita specialises in endodontics. After qualifying at Charité Berlin in 2008, she worked in several Berlin practices with a focus on root canal treatment under the surgical microscope. She completed the Curriculum Endodontics at the Philipp Pfaff Institute in 2013 and a Master of Science in Endodontics at Danube Private University in Krems in 2023. From 1 October 2026 she takes over root canal treatments in our practice, together with her colleague Magdalena Cukier.

If your own dentist has referred you to us, we coordinate closely with their practice. After the root canal treatment, your care continues where you are used to it. You are of course also welcome to contact us directly without a referral.

Adisa Keita, M.Sc. Endodontics, dentist for root canal treatment at the Feuerlandhöfe dental practice in Berlin Mitte

Will the tooth really last?

The prognosis is better than many expect. The German Society for Conservative Dentistry (DGZ) puts the success rate of an uncomplicated first treatment at up to 95 percent, and of retreatments at over 80 percent.

Results like these are only possible with a microscope, rubber dam and thorough disinfection. That is why we place so much importance on them.

What the treatment costs and what your insurance covers

How much a root canal treatment costs depends on the effort involved. A front tooth with one canal is quicker to treat than a molar with four. A severe inflammation takes extra time.

German statutory health insurance covers root canal treatment if the tooth is considered worth preserving under its guidelines. Anything beyond that, such as working under the surgical microscope, is billed privately.

Before we start, you receive a cost estimate from us. You will know what to expect.

Frequently asked questions about root canal treatment

What patients often ask us

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