Root Canal Therapy
My mantra is that every patient deserves a stress-free and comfortable treatment. My root canal therapies are a de-stressed routine dental procedure that saves a badly decayed or infected tooth instead of removing it. After numbing the area, your dentist gently opens the top of the tooth, clears away the damaged nerve tissue and bacteria inside the small canals, disinfects the space, and then seals it with a biocompatible filling. A final crown usually follows to protect and strengthen the tooth. The treatment stops pain, removes infection, and lets you keep your natural tooth for years to come.
Retreatment
Root canal retreatment is a second chance for a tooth whose original root canal has failed to heal or has become reinfected. Over time, new decay, fractured fillings, or hidden canals can let bacteria back inside the tooth. During retreatment we reopen the tooth, remove the old filling material, locate and clean every canal with modern microscopes and 3-D imaging, disinfect the space thoroughly, and reseal it with a fresh bioceramic filling. A new crown then protects the tooth. Retreatment eliminates lingering infection, relieves pain, and allows you to keep your natural tooth rather than move to extraction and an implant.
Apicoectomy
Apicoectomy (root-end microsurgery) is the procedure we turn to when a conventional root canal can’t fully clear infection at the very tip of a tooth’s root. The process begins with a cone-beam CT (CBCT) scan—a 3-D image that lets me pinpoint hidden anatomy, measure the exact size of the lesion, and plan the surgery with millimeter accuracy. On the day of treatment, the area is thoroughly numbed and, if you prefer, light oral or nitrous-oxide sedation can be provided for added ease.
Through a tiny incision in the gum, I access the root tip under a dental microscope, remove the infected tissue and a few millimeters of the root end, then clean and seal the canal with a bioceramic material that blocks future bacteria. Fine sutures close the incision, and most patients need only over-the-counter pain relievers and resume normal activity the next day. The crown on your tooth stays intact, the surrounding bone is free to heal, and you keep your natural tooth—comfortably and for the long term.
Trauma
When a tooth is knocked out, pushed out of position, or fractured during an accident, every minute matters. As soon as you arrive, we obtain a cone-beam CT (CBCT) scan to see the exact location of root fractures, tiny cracks, or damage to the socket that a regular X-ray can miss. This 3-D roadmap lets us plan precise treatment; whether that means gently repositioning and splinting the tooth, cleaning and sealing an exposed pulp, or beginning regenerative therapy to keep a young tooth alive.
We work under the dental microscope to remove bacteria and place bioceramic or stem-cell–friendly materials that stimulate the healing of the root and surrounding bone. With prompt splinting, antibiotic coverage, and detailed follow-up, most traumatically injured teeth can be saved—restoring comfort, appearance, and function.