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The
endodontic services we offer include the following:
Consultation
and Diagnosis
Your dentist has referred you to our office for an endodontic
evaluation and possible treatment.
Root
Canal Therapy
Root canal therapy involves the cleaning, shaping and filling
of the canal space within the root of the tooth.
Root
Canal Retreatment
Retreatment is necessary when the root canal becomes reinfected.
It is usually possible to perform the root canal treatment
again and create an environment which will promote healing.
Surgical
Endodontics
When retreatment is not possible or is not successful, a surgical
approach can be used.
Differential
Diagnosis of Oral Facial Pain
Endodontists are trained to differentiate between pain of
endodontic origin and non-dental pain.
Internal
Bleaching or Nonvital Bleaching
This procedure is used to lighten a darkly discolored tooth
that has had a root canal.
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Additional
services:
- Nitrous
oxide (laughing gas)
- Spanish
speaking doctor
- Wheelchair
accessibility
- Cervical
(neck) pillows and blankets
For
your safety our office features:
- Our
office meets or exceeds all OSHA standards of sterilization
and infection control
- Disposable
covers and medical supplies
- Protective
clothing: masks, gloves, gowns, goggles
- State
of the art sterilization techniques and monitoring
- Continuing
education for staff in infection control and CPR training
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Consultation
and Diagnosis
Your dentist
has referred you to our office for an endodontic evaluation
and possible treatment. We will review your medical and dental
history, chief complaint, perform diagnostic tests, and study
all x-rays. It is sometimes necessary to have additional x-rays
taken in order to provide a three dimensional view of the
tooth in question.
The goals
of an endodontic evaluation are:
- Determine
if you are in need of endodontic (root canal) treatment
- Identify
the source of the pain.
Patients
often experience generalized pain and are unable to identify
the problem tooth. Sometimes pain can be felt in an area that
is different from the one in which it originates. When the
source of pain is different from the site of pain, this is
commonly known as referred pain.
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Surgical
Endodontics
Sometimes
a non-surgical approach for root canal therapy is not possible.
Skillful diagnosis in endodontic surgery requires accurate
determination of the reasons for endodontic failure. Most
common causes for failure are: unusual, complex and undetectable
root canal anatomy, accessory canals that cannot be treated
conventionally, or a fractured root. Other factors which may
require a surgical approach, include the presence of a post
which cannot be removed, calcification of the canals, or obstruction
due to a separated instrument. Most of these cases can be
successfully treated with endodontic surgery.
The
goal of all endodontic surgery is to remove disease, prevent
it from recurring, and to create an environment in which healing
may occur.
The surgical
procedure itself is done in the dental office, under local
anesthetic. It takes approximately one hour, and most patients
return to work after the procedure. The most common endodontic
surgery is:
Apicoectomy
(or Root-End Resection)
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