The role of your endodontist is to do everything possible to save your tooth, preserve bone tissue, and eliminate infections. After all, you want your teeth to last a lifetime. At Compassionate Endodontists New York/NYC, in New York City, our team helps you keep your healthy smile. The practice is currently accepting new patients who need root canal treatments and other endodontic-related procedures.
An endodontist studies for two years after dental school, learning the process of performing root canals. A root canal from a dental professional like the doctors at Compassionate Endodontists New York/NYC is often the best treatment if you have tooth pain. A deep cavity, dental trauma, fracture, a previously poorly treated root canal, or repeated dental procedures over many years on the same tooth can lead to a tooth that needs a root canal. Sometimes this can lead to infections in your gums or facial swelling.
The Compassionate Endodontists New York/NYC office uses state-of-the-art equipment to diagnose and treat all types of tooth pain, so you can feel confident that your dental issue will be resolved the first time around.
First of all, please relax. Anticipating a tooth canal can be frightening, but the doctors at Compassionate Endodontists New York/NYC are experts. That’s evident even in their thorough check-up procedure.
At Compassionate Endodontists New York/NYC, the staff takes your full medical history, your dental history, consults with your dentist, and listens to your concerns. Then, you’ll undergo a thorough exam. The staff at Compassionate Endodontists New York/NYC use imaging and various modalities that might be needed to illuminate the cause of your problem. their diagnostic tools include state-of-the-art instruments, including:
The Compassionate Endodontists New York/NYC team takes pride in being experts in particularly difficult cases, which may include calcified canals -- or very small canals -- curved roots, broken instruments lodged in canals, internal or external resorption, and previously failed root canal treatments.
Many men and women who need endodontic treatment are already in so much pain that they just want relief. While you may be apprehensive about dental treatment, the caring team at Compassionate Endodontists New York/NYC does everything possible to make your procedure painless. They use local anesthetics in addition to nitrous oxide (laughing gas), if needed, so there should be no discomfort.
In fact, many of our patients fall asleep during their procedures. Nevertheless, if you’re feeling any pain or unwanted discomfort during a procedure, you’re encouraged to let them know so they can rectify the problem.