Patients and dentists often face a complex dilemma – whether to save a tooth using root canal treatment and a permanent restoration (a filling or a crown), or remove that tooth and replace it with a dental implant and a crown. While some dentists have a strong preference for one treatment or the other, most ...
One year ago, right before we were planning on going on vacation, I started to experience what I thought was a horrible ear infection. This is one symptom that you need a root canal done. The roots or nerves on the teeth are located so close to the ear that it appears as if you ...
Sometimes, lunch with friends can seem like a pop quiz to a dentist. This is especially true when the topic of conversation turns to root canal treatment. Funny that people know so little about a treatment that is provided more than 24 million times a year (according to the American Association of Endodontists’ Web site ...
Many of us have been there, sitting in the dentist chair and hearing those dreaded words: “You are going to need a root canal to save that tooth.” Some may be afraid of the procedure, but if you have ever had a root canal before, you may just be afraid of the cost entailed. Root ...
A few of years ago, I was eating lunch at a restaurant in Georgia when I broke a tooth. I went to a dentist in town, who told me that it would cost $750 for a root canal and another $750 for a crown to repair the tooth. Since it did not hurt, I decided ...
For several months I went through horrible pain until finally I went to the emergency room for a severe ear infection. The doctor gave me prescription drops for my ear and sent me home. I went a few more weeks and my ear infection wasn’t any better. Finally I thought that perhaps it wasn’t my ...
For some, it’s that bite of ice cream or a swig of ice tea, for others is can be a brisk inhalation on a cold winter day that causes concern. Sensitive teeth are a leading reason for urgent dental appointments. That’s great, because the family dentist is the right doctor to figure out what is ...
The No. 1 most important thing for seniors to remember about dental coverage is that Medicare does not cover dental services. This can affect you in two ways; first, if your only insurance coverage is Medicare, dentists will treat you like a self-pay patient, and will charge you the full fee for each procedure. Second, ...
Did you know when you get a root canal performed on your infected tooth, it’s not always guaranteed to work? Five percent to 15 percent of all procedures fail, leaving you not only in physical pain but emotionally distraught as well, especially if you have dental anxiety like I do! I suspected I had a ...
Recently, my regular dentist said I needed a root canal on one of my front teeth. My two front teeth had suffered trauma 46 years ago, when I slipped on the ice and chipped one of them. Many years ago I had a root canal done on the chipped, front tooth and now I needed ...
