Dr. Shylesh Shetty, MDS
Dr. Shylesh Shetty is a specialist endodontist in Bangalore who focuses on microscopic root canal treatment, complex retreatment, endodontic microsurgery, calcified canals, and the removal of fractured instruments.
He began using the operating microscope as the foundation of his endodontic work more than seventeen years ago. His view is straightforward: the microscope is valuable not because it is impressive to look at, but because it allows the endodontist to see and preserve details that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to manage.
In 2009, he founded The Root Canal Centre to institutionalise this approach. In 2016, that work continued at Excellence Dental in Indiranagar, where he establishes the protocol for every root canal — whether it is a routine molar or a complex case referred by another dentist.
He personally evaluates many of the cases referred to the clinic from across South India, particularly failed root canals, unusual anatomy, calcified canals, and teeth with separated instruments. He also works with the endodontic and restorative team so that treatment is planned as one process rather than as a series of disconnected handovers.
“The microscope is not the treatment by itself. It is one part of the combination of knowledge, skill, equipment and discipline that allows us to treat a tooth carefully.”
