by Dr. Smith | Jun 18, 2021 | Blog, Dental Topics 2, Root Canal Treatment
If you are dealing with ongoing tooth pain, you may be too fearful to go to the dentist to find out what’s going on. It’s important that you do, however, as you may need root canal therapy. Your dentist will need to evaluate you to see if that procedure is necessary,...
by Dr. Smith | May 28, 2021 | Blog, Dental Topics 2, Root Canal Treatment
Root canal therapy is a painless procedure performed when decay has caused enough damage to a tooth that the tooth is dying or has already died. During treatment, your dentist or endodontist removes the diseased or damaged pulp from the tooth and then refills the...
by Dr. Smith | Nov 20, 2020 | Blog, Dental Topics 2, Root Canal Treatment
If you are about to undergo root canal treatment to save a compromised tooth, your oral surgeon or dentist will likely provide you with a list of aftercare instructions. It is vitally important that you follow these recommendations to avoid complications and ensure...
by Dr. Smith | Jun 19, 2020 | Blog, Dental Topics 2, Root Canal Treatment
A toothache can ruin your life, at least until you have treatment that relieves the pain. Headaches, mouth pain, or inability to chew can all accompany a tooth problem. It is not unusual for tooth pain to be linked to tooth decay, and when it becomes advanced you just...
by Dr. Smith | May 8, 2020 | Blog, Dental Topics 2, Root Canal Treatment
Sometimes a tooth is so severely damaged that the only way to save it is with root canal treatment. There is no reason to turn and run if your dentist advises this procedure. The treatment has advanced to the point that it’s often compared to getting a filling. There...
by Dr. Smith | Apr 10, 2020 | Blog, Dental Topics 2, Root Canal Treatment
Have you been told that you may need a root canal treatment? Are you worried because of things you’ve heard in the media about how “awful” a root canal is? Don’t worry about what you’ve heard; endodontic therapy isn’t at all what you’d think. Let’s debunk some myths!...