Save your natural tooth, with a dentist who specializes in endodontics.
Save your natural tooth, with a dentist who specializes in endodontics.
Root canal therapy saves an infected or badly damaged tooth by cleaning and sealing the inside of its roots. At L'Oris in São Paulo, Brazil, it's done by Dra. Cristina, a specialist in Endodontics, often with the crown on the same trip.
Dra. Cristina, specialist in Endodontics
Digital X-rays and rotary instrumentation
Crown in the same trip whenever possible
Comfort-first care with local anesthesia
Video check-ins with her once you're home
You're in severe pain or have swelling. Message us right away; it may need care before you travel.
A typical plan. Your written plan sets the exact days before you book.
Brazil's dental council (CRO) doesn't allow published prices. Your written plan lists each item and its cost, sent privately by email.
Video consultation · Exam and digital X-rays · Root canal treatment · Follow-up by video
Ceramic crown · Core build-up · Retreatment of an old root canal
Flights and hotel · Meals and local transport · Brazil e-Visa fee · Travel insurance
Digital X-rays: lower radiation, instant images.
Rotary instruments: clean narrow canals precisely.
CEREC CAD/CAM: crown milled on site.
Some tenderness for a few days is common. Rarely, an infection persists and needs retreatment. If you have severe pain or swelling, message us before you travel.
U.S., Canadian and Australian citizens need an e-Visa for Brazil. Apply online 3–4 weeks before you travel.
Most international flights land at Guarulhos (GRU), about an hour away. Congonhas (CGH) is 15 minutes from the clinic.
Campo Belo, Moema and Itaim Bibi are close to the clinic, with hotels and short-term rentals.
International wire transfer or major credit cards. Terms are in your written plan.
A slow, historic coastal town for the quiet days after treatment.
A cool mountain town near São Paulo, made for resting.
An island escape a few hours from São Paulo great for unwinding.
Yes, when it's done by a licensed dentist with proper diagnosis, isolation, and follow-up. Dra. Cristina is a specialist in endodontics, the field that treats root canals, with post-doctoral training at Fundecto-USP. The main travel point is the final restoration: plan your stay so the tooth can be restored before you fly, or arrange it with your dentist at home.
Many root canals are finished in one or two visits of about 60 minutes. Teeth with infection, curved roots, or an old treatment that needs to be redone may need a third visit. After the root canal, the tooth needs a filling or a crown. We tell you the expected number of visits after the exam and X-rays.
With local anesthesia, the procedure itself usually feels like getting a filling. Many patients feel relief, because the root canal removes the inflamed tissue that was causing the pain. Some tenderness when biting is normal for a few days afterward. If you're anxious, tell us before we start, and we go at your pace.
Most people go back to normal activities the same day. The tooth may feel tender when you bite for a few days, and the pain relief your dentist recommends usually helps. Avoid chewing hard foods on that side until the final crown or filling is in place. Report swelling, fever, or worsening pain right away.
Often, yes, especially back teeth. A tooth that needed a root canal has usually lost a lot of structure and becomes more fragile, and a crown helps protect it from cracking. Front teeth with little damage may only need a filling. At L'Oris, we can often make a ceramic crown in the office in a single visit, which helps when you're traveling.
In most cases, yes, usually from the next day. If the tooth was very inflamed, cabin pressure can make it feel uncomfortable for a short time. Plan your flight so there's room for a check visit if needed, and keep any medication we prescribe in your carry-on.
Yes. Dra. Cristina, our endodontics specialist, speaks fluent English, and so does Dra. Eloisa. You talk directly with the dentist treating you, from the first video call to your follow-up from home, with no translator in between.
We check the tooth at the end of treatment, and a follow-up X-ray a few months later confirms that the area around the root is healing. If you're back home by then, your local dentist can take the X-ray and send it to us, or we review it together on a video call. See a dentist if pain or swelling comes back.
Three photos of your smile are enough to start.
The dentist reviews your case herself and replies within 2 business days, in English.