At Cascade Endodontics in Orem UT, we know that there’s a stigma around root canal therapy. We’ve done our fair share on this blog to dispel that urban myth. With modern anesthesia, root canal therapy is no more painful than most common dental procedures. However, our team knows that there are exceptions to every rule.…
Root Canal Retreatment
Root Canal Retreatment
Categories: Endodontics, Root Canal Retreatment
When it comes to root canal therapy, once is usually enough: that is, most root canals, by far, are successful. But occasionally root canal retreatment is necessary, and when that is the case, count on the team at Cascade Endodntics in Orem. There is more than one reason by root canal retreatment is needed, including.…
All About Endodontic Retreatment
Categories: Endodontics, Root Canal Retreatment
Endodontic treatment, better known as root canal therapy, hasa remarkably high success rate: better than ninety-five percent. The teeth we fix at Cascade Endodontics in Orem UT can last a lifetime. But as with any medical or dental procedure, things do not go as expected, and root canals are no exception. Long after the usual…
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…
Further Examination: Endodontic Retreatment
Categories: Endodontics, Root Canal Retreatment
A successful root canal should last a lifetime. At Cascade Endodontics in Orem, root canals are among our specialties. Sometimes, however, root canals do not heal properly, and it becomes necessary for re-treatment. This, of course, is a possible outcome of any dental or medical treatment. It doesn’t happen very often. Root canals have a…
Endodontic Retreatment
When properly cared for, root canal treatments at Cascade Endodontics in Orem can last a lifetime. But a root canal, properly known as endodontic treatment, is a complex procedure, and sometimes retreatment becomes necessary. When a root canal is performed, an affected tooth’s root is removed, and the tooth is sealed. In some cases it…
Saving Teeth: Endodontics in Provo
Endodontists specialize in saving teeth. The prefix “endo” means inside, and inside teeth is where much of the endodondist’s work is performed. If you’ve ever had a root canal in Provo or elsewhere, it was probably an endodontist who did the procedure. Root canals are a big part of an endodontist’s practice, but they are…
Do You Need Endodontic Retreatment?
Categories: Root Canal Retreatment
Usually when Provo area endodontic patients get a root canal, that tooth can last a lifetime. Sometimes though, teeth don’t heal how we expect them to and you may be in need of endodontic retreatment. There are a number of reasons why a person may need a retreatment of root canal in Orem: A narrow…
Tooth Pain That Doesn’t Go Away
Categories: Root Canal Retreatment
Sometimes, when the pain is severe from a serious infection, a root canal is necessary to relieve that pain, which is usually associated with an infection in a tooth’s root. During a root canal, the infected pulp in the root is removed and a crown is placed over the tooth to restore its shape and strength. I’m…
Got Pain? Call Your Orem Endodontist!
Categories: Root Canal Retreatment
At Cascade Endodontics, most of our patients feel very little pain from our procedures. In fact, it might surprise you that the most common procedure Dr. Jon Jenson performs is root canal surgery, and most patients remark that they had very little, if any, pain from the experience. It is generally the pain our patients…
