Category Archives: Surgery

In any dental emergency that requires an endodontist, the specialist will always opt for nonsurgical endodontic treatment whenever possible. However, there are instances where nonsurgical endodontic treatment cannot solve the problem. In these instances, endodontists will resort to endodontic microsurgery. Endodontic microsurgery is a “…treatment performed on the root apices of an infected tooth, followed Read more

Consult an endodontist to find out if dental extraction can be avoided through endodontic microsurgery. Though endodontic nonsurgical treatment, or root canal treatment, has a high success rate—exceeding 90%—there are many occasions when the tooth doesn’t heal correctly. In these cases, patients will experience pain and/or swelling in the treated tooth due to a non-healing Read more