Thanks to the strength of our dental enamel, our teeth can do a good job holding up against physical trauma. However, when physical tooth injuries occur, they should be taken seriously. To make sure that your tooth receives the appropriate care, you may need to visit with an endodontist. At our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment office, we can provide services that restore physically damaged and infected teeth even when injuries affect areas that are difficult to reach. Between our advanced digital technology and ability to perform advanced oral health services, including oral surgery to save a tooth, we can preserve your full smile when you are at risk for needing a tooth extraction. (more…)
Treatment Through An Apicoectomy Can Save Your Tooth
Saving your tooth may call for a more involved dental procedure, one that you may have trouble arranging at a general dental practice. When serious problems occur, or when an issue affects a difficult-to-reach area of your tooth structure, you may need to visit an endodontist for the appropriate care. At our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment facility, we offer advanced services, including apicoectomies, that tend to problems that can prove difficult to resolve. By taking this approach, we can address issues that would otherwise call for the extraction of your tooth. By choosing to have the tooth removed and not restored, you experience permanent tooth loss, and will need to go through both the extraction itself and prosthetic dental work to show off your full smile again. (more…)
When Is It Necessary To Perform Root Canal Therapy?
While it is not necessary during every cavity treatment, many people who need to undergo dental work for a cavity will require root canal therapy. This is a procedure performed to address problems within the tooth structure – it can be done when a cavity has grown enough to cause an infection, or when internal damage occurs after an injury. At our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment office, we can provide root canal therapy for patients who exhibit symptoms of an infection due to a cavity, and for those who go through dental trauma. Our practice can actually do more than just provide a standard root canal, however. In situations where a root canal cannot reach the source of a problem, we can perform an apicoectomy. We can also offer retreatment when patients who have already undergone a root canal experience problems with their restored tooth. (more…)
Seeking Endodontic Treatment For A Dental Emergency
Your general dentist can be the first person you think to turn to when you have a possible dental emergency. While the services offered at a general practice can often help during oral health emergencies, some advanced problems can call for the care of a specialist. At our El Paso, TX dental office, we can provide more involved services when patients need to do something about severe dental problems, or when the source of dental pain or sensitivity is difficult to access. In addition to providing root canal therapy, we provide services like apicoectomies and other forms of oral surgery to restore teeth that need work done in harder-to-reach spaces. We also provide work to restore tooth structure in order to support a dental crown. By offering these services, we are able to save teeth that would otherwise be extracted. (more…)
Reasons Retreatment May Be Necessary For A Problem Tooth
The work to restore the health of an infected tooth should put a stop to active pain and prevent complications from affecting your smile and health. Under some circumstances, patients may need to have a tooth worked on again, either because a problem was not fully treated, or because a new issue develops at a later time. Our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment office is prepared to help you if you need work done on a tooth that has already undergone root canal therapy. By providing retreatment, we can access the inner structure of your tooth and carefully tend to any new issues that have formed, or address an infected area that was left untreated during your initial procedure. (more…)
Can An Endodontist Keep You From Losing A Tooth?
If your general dentist is not able to recommend treatment for a problem tooth beyond extracting it and replacing it with a prosthetic restoration, you can seek a second opinion with an endodontist to review your options. During a visit at our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment office, you can receive a thorough review and learn about procedures that can resolve an active problem without removing your tooth! We use advanced imaging technology, including microscopes, to identify problems that may be hard to spot. We offer several advanced treatments, including oral surgery, to address problems in areas that are difficult to access and treat. By offering our services, we can protect you against losing a tooth! (more…)
Does Tooth Pain Call For A Visit To An Endodontist?
Your tooth pain is interfering with your ability to focus, affecting your ability to bite and chew food, and generally hurting your quality of life. It can also be a warning that something is seriously wrong with your oral health. Many problems with tooth pain and sensitivity can be dealt with at the dentist’s office, but you may be advised that your only option is to extract the tooth. By scheduling a visit with an endodontist, you can learn about advanced procedures that make it possible to save a tooth in poor condition. In addition to root canal therapy, our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment office can provide advanced services, including oral surgery, in order to deal with a severe or hard-to-reach tooth problem. (more…)
The Role Endodontic Treatment Plays In Addressing Cavities
Cavity treatments are often performed at general dentist’s office. When decay is identified in time, a problem can be addressed through the placement of a dental filling, but larger cavities can demand more involved service. For example, treatment can include root canal therapy to address bacteria that make their way into the tooth and infect its pulp. In some instances, treatment for this infection can even call for minor oral surgery to save a tooth! Our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment office is ready to help you if you are troubled by an advanced cavity. We provide services that deal with severe problems as well as issues that are difficult to access. Our advanced imaging technology, which includes microscopes, can thoroughly study a tooth to determine where treatment is needed. (more…)
We Can Restore Your Tooth Before Your Dental Crown Is Placed
There are several issues that can complicate plans to restore an unhealthy tooth. Our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment office is prepared to confront different concerns so that you can enjoy successful treatment that keeps your smile fully intact! One problem people face is that, simply put, they have lost too much of their tooth to hold a dental crown in place. A badly damaged or infected structure that cannot hold a crown is vulnerable to being lost. Through Post And Core and Core Buildup procedures, we can provide more support, which means you can avoid a tooth extraction!
(more…)
Root Canal Therapy: The Basics and Beyond
Despite good brushing habits and regular dental visits, there may come a time when you are recommended for root canal treatment. For example, when a cavity is too large to be treated with a filling, root canal therapy in El Paso, TX provides a way to clean out the infection and possibly save the tooth. Root canal treatment may also be the best solution if a tooth has sustained a crack that allowed infection to enter. While the words “root canal” may send a shiver of worry when you first hear them, root canal therapy may be the answer you need to avoid tooth extraction. Many people find when they learn more about the process, it leads to less apprehension.
