The holidays are approaching quickly, and with them comes the promise of delightful dinners, delicious desserts, and oodles of creamy cakes and chocolate. As yummy as all that sounds, you don’t want to head into the new year with a toothache. Neither do you want to lay the foundation for future periodontal [...]
People are living longer than ever before, and modern healthcare is partly to thank for it. Data from the National Center for Health Statistics shows life expectancy has increased over the past century from 50 to 80 years for women, and from 48 to 75 years for men.[1] One of the unintended [...]
A root canal treatment aims to remove bacteria from a diseased tooth root and prevent it from becoming reinfected. However, research shows bacteria may persist after treatment in areas that are hard to reach with conventional endodontic treatment. Laser-assisted endodontic irrigation helps to improve the cleaning and shaping process and reduce the [...]
It’s easy to believe one type of “dentist” does the same work as the next, but that’s not entirely true. The field of endodontics (root canal therapy) in particular, is highly specialized, and practitioners have completed extended education to qualify them to be called Endodontic specialists. Here’s what endodontics involves, and why [...]
It’s May, which is once again Save Your Tooth Month in the U.S. While there are multiple reasons why it’s so important to save your natural teeth, the one thing you don’t always hear is how to actually achieve that. As endodontists, saving natural teeth is our mission, and since taking care [...]
Few patients can say they enjoy a visit to the endodontist, but if you’re in dental discomfort, getting a root canal procedure can provide you with a high degree of relief. This therapy is a dental treatment that removes the soft tissue and nerves from inside a tooth root. Here’s everything you [...]
A root canal procedure is a fact of life for many Americans. According to the American Association of Endodontists (AAE), more than 41,000 root canals are performed every day, which adds up to over 15 million root canals each year. Only a small percentage of cases develop complications or experience more than [...]
When a patient walks through the door of your dental office, they are often apprehensive about the visit, and may be in pain. After a thorough examination, if you must deliver the news “You need a root canal procedure,” the patient may be overwhelmed and fearful about what happens next. Whether you’re [...]
We’re fortunate to live in a world where medical and dental technology continues to break new ground every year. The invention of computed tomography (CT) imaging laid the foundation for cone-beam CT, an X-ray beam in the shape of a cone that provides detailed images of the jaw, dentition, nasal cavity, sinuses, [...]
As the world we live in gets warmer, hydration for the sake of good health is becoming more important every day. Sales of bottled water and purifying water bottles are at an all-time high, but many people simply don’t like drinking pure, unadulterated water. Sparkling water is a popular solution that comes [...]
