If you have a problem with a tooth that cannot be addressed through root canal therapy, is there any way to avoid having it extracted? In some cases, problems with a tooth’s root can make it necessary to perform oral surgery to restore your oral health. One procedure that is often used to help patients with root troubles is an apicoectomy. This will see the root end of your tooth carefully removed so that hard-to-access problems can be addressed. Once the work is done, the tooth is restored with a root end filling that keeps the tooth safe against further trouble. To schedule an apicoectomy, you can reach out to our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment office. To learn if this procedure, or some other advanced treatment, might be right for you, we do welcome patients who want to arrange consultations to discuss their dental troubles. (more…)
Is There Still A Way To Save Your Tooth? Ask An Endodontist
If your tooth has been affected by a severe cavity, or if physical trauma has damaged your tooth in an area that is difficult to access, your dentist may have nothing to offer in terms of treatment beyond a tooth extraction. While a general dental office may not be able to save your tooth, treatments that can help may still be available to you. At our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment office, we are able to respond to problems that require more advanced care. In addition to traditional root canal therapy, we are prepared to perform oral surgery in order to save a vulnerable tooth. Work that preserves your natural tooth can keep your smile fully intact while helping you avoid the need for an extraction and placement of a dental prosthetic. (more…)
Discussing A Serious Dental Concern With Your Endodontist
A serious problem with your tooth can be both painful and scary. After an initial meeting with your general dentist, it can also leave you thinking that extraction is the only treatment option left to you. By setting up a consultation at an endodontic treatment office, you can learn about advanced procedures that may be able to save your tooth. Our El Paso, TX endodontic practice provides root canal therapy, retreatment for teeth that have already been worked on, and even oral surgery to treat problems that are difficult to access. We can also look into restoring a badly damaged or decayed tooth enough to make the placement of a restoration possible. (more…)
You May Need An Endodontist’s Help With A Toothache
Significant pain in your tooth, or a discomfort that refuses to subside, can be a problem that is hard to simply ignore. It can also be a warning that something serious is affecting the health of your tooth! In some cases, issues with infection or physical damage will be difficult for a general dentist to address. By visiting an endodontist to discuss your concerns, you can undergo treatment for issues that put you at risk for losing your tooth! At our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment facility, we use advanced imaging technology, including microscopes, that let us look for small or hard to access issues that are responsible for your pain. Once an issue is identified, we can provide treatment to save your vulnerable tooth and stop your discomfort. (more…)
Reasons To Trust A Tooth’s Retreatment To An Endodontist
After root canal therapy and the placement of a dental crown, a tooth should remain secure and free of pain. For many people, their initial treatment will effectively put a stop to any oral health problems they were experiencing. However, others may find that they still have tooth pain to address, or they may begin to experience new troubles at a later date. When problems affect a tooth that has previously been treated, retreatment can be necessary. Retreatment is a process where a tooth is carefully restored a second time in order to remove a new infection, or to make sure all bacteria and damaged tissues are removed. Our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment facility is prepared to provide these services. In addition to focusing on matters that concern the internal health of a tooth, we can rely on advanced imaging technology, including microscopes, to make sure the source of your dental problems is found and addressed. (more…)
Why A Cavity Sometimes Requires Endodontic Treatment
A cavity treatment can sometimes involve no more than the removal of infected tissues and the placement of a dental filling. With that said, a procedure to restore the health of a tooth affected by more severe decay can be more involved. If too much time passes and a cavity grows too large, endodontic treatment can become necessary. Root canal treatment is relied on to remove bacteria and infected tissues found within a tooth, though a severe infection could call for oral surgery. At our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment office, we provide services that can restore teeth with complicated cavity troubles. With advanced imaging technology, we have the ability to thoroughly study a problem tooth and find out what needs to take place to restore it. When that treatment is complete, you can return to your dentist to have your tooth restored and protected! (more…)
We Can Restore A Tooth So That It Can Hold A Dental Crown
When restorative dental work is needed, the goal is to preserve as much tooth structure as possible while fully addressing problems with damaged and decayed tissues. While the extraction of a tooth will be a last resort, it can sometimes appear necessary after a severe cavity or serious injury occurs. What you should know is that your El Paso, TX endodontist may be able to save a tooth that appears to call for extraction. If too much of the tooth’s structure was lost, it may be unable to support a restoration on its own. Rather than recommend the tooth be removed and replaced, we can perform work to build up the tooth enough to hold a dental crown. (more…)
Will A Root Canal Be Enough To Fully Restore Your Tooth?
There are several treatment approaches available to deal with an injury or cavity. If a problem with decay is caught in time, the placement of a dental filling may be all that it takes to properly restore a tooth. However, there are many cases that call for a more involved treatment. Root canal therapy is performed on a tooth when there is a need to address an internal problem. Unfortunately, sometimes even root canal therapy is not equipped to fully address a dental issue. To stop a problem that would otherwise lead to tooth loss, you can talk with an endodontic treatment specialist. Our practice is prepared to provide advanced endodontic procedures that are able to address problems that are out of reach for a traditional dental office. We can also do work to restore the core of a tooth that has already been cared for in order to help it support a restoration after treatment. (more…)
Visiting An Endodontist To Address A Dental Emergency
If you have a dental emergency, finding the right treatment may mean visiting an endodontist for urgent care. At our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment office, we are prepared to perform root canal therapy to address internal damages. We are also capable of providing oral surgery when necessary to repair areas of your tooth structure that are out of the reach of traditional dental services. In some cases, we can even do work to rebuild a tooth enough to make its restoration possible. Hopefully, you will never have to seek out the service of a dentist or endodontic specialist for an emergency. However, knowing to reach out to someone capable of providing targeted care can lead to a better experience after an injury. (more…)
Discuss Your Tooth Pain With Your El Paso Endodontist
Is it starting to feel like your tooth pain is taking over your life? Do you feel as if you have to make big changes to your diet, or adjust the way you bite, to avoid aggravating a tooth that is sore or sensitive. A problem with your dental health can lead to serious discomfort, but even pain that feels manageable should not be taken lightly. The issue that is causing your discomfort may call for endodontic treatment. This means that a problem within the tooth needs to be addressed. Our El Paso, TX endodontic treatment facility is able to carefully examine teeth to find internal issues, and we can take care of a problem after it has been identified. In some cases, a traditional root canal procedure can effectively stop a problem causing your pain. With that said, we are prepared to perform more involved work if necessary to make sure that the matter is completely resolved. (more…)