Endodontics

What is Endodontic Treatment? The “Endo” is the Greek word for “inside” and “odont” is Greek for “tooth.” Endodontic treatment treats the inside of the tooth and root canal treatment is a type of endodontic treatment. Who is an endodontist? Endodontists are dentists...

What is endodontic retreatment? Endodontic retreatment involves the additional steps of removing the old root canal post and filling, locating narrow, curved or irregular canals that were not treated during the initial procedure and redebridement of the canals to...

Why do I need endodontic surgery? Surgery can help save your tooth in a variety of situations. 1. Surgery may be used in diagnosis. If you have persistent symptoms but no problems appear on your x-ray, your tooth may have a tiny fracture or canal that...

How do I know if my tooth is cracked? Cracked teeth show a variety of symptoms, including erratic pain when chewing, possibly with a release of biting pressure, or pain when your tooth is exposed to temperature extremes. In many cases, the pain may come...

The young immature tooth poses a challenge to treat due to the architecture of the root, which is short with thin walls and a wide open incompletely formed root tip. Regenerative endodontics uses the concept of tissue engineering to restore the root canals...

This treatment involves a 2 of multi-visit treatment procedure rather similar to regenerative endodontics, except that a calcified barrier is created in order to seal the root tip prior to root canal treatment.

What are the types of traumatic dental injury and how can they be treated? Treatment of the tooth depends on the type of trauma sustained. Your endodontist will discuss with you   1. Chipped or fractured tooth Frequently, a chipped or fractured...

My front tooth is discolored. What can I do? A non-vital tooth discolors with time and this can be managed by internal bleaching after root canal treatment. The outcome is often determined by the original color of the tooth (how discolored it...