When the soft tissues in the center of a tooth become inflamed or infected, a root canal may be the best way to treat it. Root canals are one of the most common procedures we do at Cascade Endodontics in Provo. That soft tissue is the tooth’s pulp, and it consists of the nerve, blood…
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Toothache Relief in Provo
Categories: Endodontics, Toothache
On the pain scale, toothaches can get pretty high up there – maybe even a ten. In some cases they respond to over-the-counter medications, and that’s a good thing. But severe toothache pain is something to be taken seriously. It can be treated at Cascade Endodontics in Provo. A toothache is most often caused by…
Sedation Dentistry: Three Levels of Relief
Root canals are not nearly as fearsome as popular culture has made them out to be. Sometimes people equate them with medieval torture, but the truth, as is often the case, is far removed from that. At Casccade Endodontics in Orem, modern dentistry has made root canal therapy about like having a cavity filled. Root…
Root Canal Therapy
Categories: Endodontics, Root Canals
The term “root canal” describes the hollow center part of a tooth, which in a healthy tooth is filled with pulp and the tooth’s nerve. But the term is also used generally to describe the procedure that removes the pulp. It’s formally known as root canal therapy or treatment, and it’s a specialty at Cascade…
No Need to Fear!
Categories: Endodontics, Root Canals
If you find out you have to have a root canal, your first reaction might be heightened anxiety. But rest assured: at Cascade Endodontics in Orem, root canals are routine and painless, and there is no cause for alarm. There is a lot of misinformation out there, when it comes to root canals. Because of…
No Cause for Concern: Root Canals
Categories: Endodontics, Root Canals
Root canals become necessary when the pulp of a tooth is inflamed or infected. The idea of a root canal scares a lot of people, but there really is no cause for concern. At Cascade Endodontics in Orem, root canals are not much different than having a cavity filled. The pulp of a healthy tooth…
Safe and Effective: Root Canals in Orem
Root canals have been around for a long time, and they are a well-established treatment for saving inflamed or infected teeth. At Cascade Endodontics in Orem, we have performed countless root canals. In spite of the known benefits of root canals, a lot of misinformation about them has spread on the Internet. In view of…
Apicoectomies: What You Need to Know
If you had a root canal at Cascade Endodontics in Orem, you know by now that the procedure wasn’t so bad. Their reputation is far worse than the root canal itself. Sometimes, however, a root canal isn’t enough to keep your tooth healthy. In cases like that it may be necessary to perform what’s called…
Relief From a Common Issue
Categories: Endodontics, Sedation Dentistry
Dental anxiety is more common than you might think. As many as one in every five Americans don’t go to the dentist because of anxiety or even fear, according to some studies. For many of them, the idea of dental treatment, and the pain they associate with it, is more than they can bear. At…
Myths and Misconceptions about Root Canals
Categories: Endodontics, Root Canals
If you’re like most people, when you hear you’re going to need a root canal the first thing you do is jump on the Internet and do a search about the procedure. What you find may range from reassuring to alarming. But at Cascade Endodontics in Orem, you can be confident that root canals are…
