Congratulations on Saving Your Tooth! By completing endodontic (root canal) treatment, you’ve taken an essential step toward preserving your natural tooth and maintaining optimal oral health. This guide provides scientifically grounded, patient-friendly information to help you understand the healing process and ensure the long-term success of your treatment. 🔍 What to Expect After Endodontic Therapy […]
Vital pulp therapy (VPT) is a dental procedure that is used to treat a tooth that has experienced trauma or decay that has affected the pulp, the soft tissue inside the tooth. The aim of VPT is to maintain the vitality of the pulp, meaning to keep the pulp healthy and alive. Vital pulp therapy […]
While most traumatic dental injuries occur in children and teenagers, people of all ages can be affected. Usually, such injuries are the result of sports mishaps, automobile accidents or bad falls. No matter what the cause, the type and severity of the injury will determine the treatment necessary. Dental injuries may affect the inner soft […]
Advancements in dental procedures are helping people keep their natural teeth longer. However, because we are living longer and more stressful lives, we sometimes expose our teeth to clenching, grinding, chewing on hard objects, and other habits that make our teeth more susceptible to cracks.You’re probably reading this booklet because your dentist or endodontist has […]
You are probably reading this because your dentist or endodontist believes endodontic surgery may help save your tooth. To understand endodontic surgery, it helps first to know something about the nonsurgical endodontic procedure, or “root canal teatment .” A root canal is necessary when the soft inner tissue, or pulp, of the tooth becomes inflamed […]
What are dental implants? Dental Implants Procedure Shows Implant screw and Dental Crown Tooth. Dental implants as we know them today were invented in 1952 by a Swedish orthopedic surgeon named Per-Ingvar Brånemark. Today, they are considered the standard of care for prosthetic replacement of missing teeth in dentistry. A dental implant is a surgical fixture that […]
Dental veneers are thin, tooth-colored shells that are attached to the front surface of teeth to improve their appearance. They can be used to treat cosmetic concerns like chipped, broken, discolored, or smaller-than-average teeth. Dental veneers are often made from porcelain or resin-composite materials and are permanently bonded to your teeth. Some people may only […]
Root Canal Retreatment Root canal retreatment is a theraputic option that aims at saving natural teeth. With proper care, most teeth that have undergone endodontic treatment -a root canal treatment- can last as long as other natural teeth. In some cases, an endodontically treated tooth may fail to heal. Occasionally, the tooth becomes painful or diseased months […]