Everything You Need to Know About Root Canal Treatments
What is root canal treatment? Root canal treatment (also called ‘endodontics’) is needed when the blood or nerve supply of the tooth (called the ‘pulp’) is infected through decay or injury. You may not feel any pain in the early stages of the infection. In some cases…
6 Tips To Follow After Root Canal Treatment
When you have a tooth that has nerve damage due to an infection or decay, the solution to saving that tooth may lie in a root canal treatment. By keeping your natural tooth, you can avoid the need for an artificial tooth, keep the alignment of…
Wrapping Up Root Canal Awareness Week
As we find ourselves on the final day of Root Canal Awareness Week, we would like to take this opportunity to do exactly what the week was designed for – to provide you with more knowledge of the Root Canal Process. There are many common theories…
How CBCT Helps Endodontists Expose the Source of Tooth Pain
As we continue to celebrate Root Canal Awareness week, our hope is to help “demystify” the Root Canal process. Today we share with you this interesting video explaining one of the most common – and extremely high-tech and interesting – solutions we use every day…
It’s Root Canal Awareness Week!
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a superhero, here to save your tooth! The beginning of a root canal procedure means the end of tooth pain. Scheduling a root canal with an endodontist, a specialist with advanced training, means you’ll be meeting with a…
The Benefits of Saving Your Natural Tooth
When your tooth is hurting due to an infection, you may be wondering if you should get it fixed and save your tooth or replace it with an implant. Before you decide on the latter option, consider that an implant will never replace your natural…
How is a Root Canal Done?
Infected teeth can result in severe pain, swelling and in some cases even death if the infection spreads to the bloodstream or other areas of the body. It wasn’t all that long ago when the only choice was to pull an infected tooth to avoid…
5 Myths About Root Canals Debunked
If you were recently informed that you need a root canal, chances are the minute you left your dentist’s office, you immediately began scouring the Internet for information on this well-known — but highly misunderstood — dental service. The Internet can be a great place…
A new technology in root canal treatment
Do you know the hard surface of our teeth is meant to protect the roots of our teeth? Underneath our teeth enamel are miniscule passages called canals, which hold blood vessels and nerves. In endodontics we treat these sensitive tissues of the teeth also known…
Red wine compound ‘could help tooth decay fight’
Red wine has previously been linked to a range of supposed health benefits, from helping the heart to lowering the risk of diabetes. Now a new study suggests it contains chemicals that can help in the fight against tooth decay and gum disease. Researchers found…