What is Endodontic Care?

Endodontic care is a sub-field of dentistry concerned with the roots and nerves of your teeth. If the pulp of a patient’s tooth becomes infected or is injured it will need endodontic care. Often the tooth is very painful. If the infection is not treated it will usually result in pain, an abscess and the eventual loss of the tooth. The most common procedure in Endodontics is root canal therapy treatment which involves opening up small canals in the root of the tooth, the elimination of infection and the protection of the decontaminated tooth from future microbial infection.

Other Endodontic treatments include Apicoectomy, which is when Endodontists or a dentist removes a tooth’s root tip and replaces it with a biocompatible filling material.

Tooth Pain

Signs You Need Endodontic Treatment

There are several signs to look for when you need to have your teeth evaluated for possible infection of the root:

  • Serious tooth decay
  • constant tooth pain
  • swollen gums
  • A “pimple-like” abscess on the gum near the decayed tooth
  • a tooth that has a fracture or cracked teeth
  • dental sensitivity to hot and cold
  • a sports traumatic injury to the mouth
  • Injury to a child’s developing tooth

If you’re suffering from pain or sensitivity in one or more teeth, let us help you relieve the discomfort before an extraction is necessary. Call now to get started!

Why Choose Parkview Dentistry for Endodontic Care?

Whether it’s routine root canal treatment or more advanced care, our team is dedicated to providing the highest standard of endodontic care tailored to your needs.

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For more information about root canal therapy, or if you would like to schedule a consultation with Dr. Laskis, please contact us today.

Our Endodontic Care Services

  • Dental Bridges

    Do you have weak or missing teeth? Are you loathe to smile because of the gap in your teeth? Do you have trouble chewing correctly due to missing teeth? Then you may be a candidate for a dental bridge.
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  • Crowns

    A dental crown, a cap for the tooth which is made of porcelain or metal, covers the tooth to improve its shape, size, strength, or to improve its appearance. If left on its own, the tooth usually is at some risk, with considerable damage that needs to be stopped to keep the tooth strong.
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  • Full and Partial Dentures

    A local company, Global Dental Science has recently created an entirely new type of denture, the AvaDent® denture, utilizing several breakthroughs in technology. AvaDent® digital dentures are created from digital scans, processed through sophisticated engineering algorithms to aid and control the design and manufacturing tasks  and milled from a single piece of acrylic that is superior to traditional denture material. AvaDent® is not only an easier, faster and better approach to creating dentures, but it also provides more security to patients in the form of a permanent digital record of their dentures. If their denture is damaged or lost, a replacement is just a phone call away. At Parkview Dentistry, we are dentists that specialize in dentures. And we have good news.
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  • Dental Sealants

    Sealants are a thin, protective coating that adheres to the biting surface of teeth. Dr. Laskis only uses BPA-free sealants on her patients.  The recommendation is to have sealants placed as soon as the permanent molars erupt (age 6 and age 12 on average).  Sealants are  no substitute for brushing and flossing, but they can keep cavities from forming and may even stop early stages of decay from becoming a full-blown cavity.
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  • White Fillings (Mercury Free)

    When filling in the pockets in teeth created by drilling out a cavity infection, until recently dentists used amalgam (which looks silver).  Fillings are important because they help restore teeth damaged by decay back to their normal function, and can prevent further decay. Nearly half of the weight of amalgam fillings, however, is comprised of the element Mercury. That's not great. Mercury has been shown to be associated with dementia and gastrointestinal problems. It is also thought to show some relation to conditions like ADHD.
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