A root canal can be a necessary procedure to save your tooth and alleviate pain. The root canal procedure involves removing the infected pulp from your inner tooth. Once thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, the tooth is then filled and sealed. The goal of the root canal is to relieve pain while at the same time…
If your dentist recently suggested that you need root canal surgery, you might be feeling a bit apprehensive. More than one in every three adults experience some kind of dental anxiety. This number increases when it comes to procedures performed by an oral surgeon or endodontist. In some cases, with the advances in dental technology,…
Root canals are considered to be anxiety-inducing procedures. But the truth is that advances in dentistry and dental technology have made root canals less invasive, thus allowing for improved, faster recovery times. The reputation root canals have of being painful or difficult procedures is not the case with today’s endodontics. If you’re preparing for a…