The idea of root canal therapy can strike fear in the most courageous dental patients. It is important to know what is happening during this anxiety-inducing though routine procedure, which we perform at Summer Dental in Las Vegas. At the center of each tooth is a very small tissue called the pulp. Any of the…
Root canals
Relax. It’s Not The End Of The World.
Categories: Dental Health, Root canals
This blog post from Summer Dental in Las Vegas addresses one of the most feared dental procedures: the notorious root canal. But guess what? They don’t live up to their bad reputation. If you are told you need a root canal, don’t panic. We recommend this procedure when it is better for your tooth than…
The Cure, Not the Cause: Root Canals
Root canals have a bad reputation. Just hearing the words “root canal” make a lot of people uneasy, because they associate them with pain. But at Summer Dental in Las Vegas, we stress that root canals do the opposite: they don’t cause pain, they relieve it. A root canal usually becomes necessary when a tooth…
Saving Teeth With Root Canals
When a tooth is threatened by acute decay, periodontal disease, or damage from an injury, a skilled dentist or endodontist must make a judgment call concerning the course of treatment. If the pulp of the tooth is infected or inflamed, a root canal is usually the only way to save it. During a root canal…
