Patients usually need a root canal when there is an inflammation and infection in the root of a tooth. Patients might be experiencing severe and persistent toothache, sensitive or darkened tooth, swelling in the gum tissue and sores or pus like pimples on the gums.

Endodontist who is a root canal specialist uses a local anesthesia, drills the tooth, and removes the tissue and the nerve of a tooth. Then he disinfects, inserts root canal tools and a filling. To protect the tooth a patient will need a buildup and a crown. Is the crown necessary patient would think and why? And the answer would be yes, because after the root canal is done, a dental crown will protect it from cracking. Tooth become fragile and easy to break after a root canal treatment.

If left untreated, the tissue surrounding the tooth will become infected and the patient will eventually lose the tooth.  Our dental office will be one pit stop for all your dental needs. We do crowns, bridges, root canals, fillings, tooth extractions, implants, dentures, all types of cleanings, zooming, laser treatment, veneers and much more.