The number of appointments required to successfully treat your tooth can vary based on the amount of inflammation or infection present in your tooth. The doctors at Florida Root Canal Specialists will complete your root canal in one visit when possible. Occasionally, there will be a lot of inflammation or infection inside of your tooth. If that is the case, we will complete enough of the root canal procedure at the first visit so that you can begin to heal, and we will place a medication inside your tooth. This medication further cleans the inside of your tooth and helps initiate healing in the area around the tooth. We will then schedule a second appointment for you between 2-4 weeks after your first visit to remove this medication and to finish the root canal. During this 2-4 weeks your tooth will be sealed with a temporary restoration. Once your root canal treatment is completed you will need to schedule a return visit with your dentist within 6 weeks to have a permanent filling placed.