Root canals are often viewed as scary, painful treatments. However, root canal therapy is a common dental procedure used to treat a severely decayed or infected tooth to save it from extraction. Root canal therapy not only saves your infected tooth, but it also protects surrounding teeth by keeping the infection from spreading. At Augusta […]
Teeth undergo a lot of wear and tear over the course of your life. Age, accidental injury, and decay can cause extensive damage to a tooth, putting it at risk of being extracted. In many cases, root canal treatment can repair severely damaged or decayed teeth to save them from extraction. At Augusta Endodontic Center, […]
The stories you hear about root canals being painful are myths. A dentist that performs root canals uses modern equipment to treat the tooth and to diagnose you correctly. A root canal is usually done when the pulp inside the tooth gets infected. Deep decay occurs in the tooth through cavities, chips, or cracks that […]