The primary reason for having root canal therapy is to preserve a damaged tooth, but that doesn't mean the tooth will last forever. Dentists usually recommend root canal treatment when the tooth's inner tissue, known as the pulp, gets infected or has been affected by decay or trauma. Pulp exposure due to [...]
FAQs to set your mind at ease Your dentist has recommended that you see an endodontist for a root canal. This may be a surprise or something you expected, and you may have questions about root canals. Let’s try and answer the most frequent ones right now. What is an endodontist? Endodontists [...]
The thought of a root canal instills anxiety if not outright fear in many people. But if your dentist says you need a root canal, it really shouldn’t frighten you. The days of painful root canals are long gone. Today, tales of root canal pain are frequently exaggerated and often simply untrue. [...]
The use of lasers in root canal treatment is gaining acceptance The use of lasers in specialized dentistry is more accepted and popular than ever. According to the American Association of Endodontists, lasers are supplementing and even replacing drills and other traditional tools for some dental procedures, including root canals. There are [...]
Root Canal Awareness Week brings public awareness to endodontics so that patients and general dentists know to contact an endodontic specialist for root canal treatment. Endodontists play an important role in dental health, yet not many people even know they exist. That’s why the American Association of Endodontics (AAE) established Root Canal [...]
Enjoy benefits that outlast and outperform dental implants by opting for root canal treatment instead. Root canal treatment has undergone quite a transformation over the past few decades due to ongoing research and new developments in dental technology. A treatment that has been for a long time thought to be a painful [...]
In addition to providing pain relief, root canal treatment has proven to offer many other lasting oral benefits. Mentioning the words ‘root canal treatment’ to most dental patients garners an immediate reaction of fear. Most people have an outdated perception regarding what the treatment actually is, still holding the belief that it’s [...]
Over time, a stigma has formed around root canal treatment that deems it to be a painful process with the possibility of leading to cancer, stroke, or other health problems. Professional Endodontics would like to break that stigma because, in reality, this is an outdated and unfounded view of root canals. In [...]
Endodontists provide an elevated level of service and care for patients who require root canal treatment to save a tooth. Endodontic patients who have had a dental injury, disease, or needed root canal therapy benefit most from preserving their natural teeth. There is a wide array of research that shows that saving [...]
Root canal treatment can provide permanent relief from tooth pain and offers many lasting oral health benefits. When it comes to having dental work completed, it is important to select the treatment that will have the best effect on your long-term health. For example, studies have shown that having a root canal [...]
