FEAR OF THE DENTIST stops many adults from getting preventive care and necessary treatment like root canals. That’s why we’re here to debunk the endodontic myths lingering in our culture!
Before effective anesthesia and modern technology, this one was true, but not anymore! Modern root canal therapy is very easy on the patient, and the whole point is to relieve the pain of an infected tooth!
Despite mountains of evidence to the contrary, a theory that treating an infected tooth would spread bacteria to the rest of the body became wildly popular in the early 1900s. The theory makes no sense: treating an infected tooth removes bacteria, it doesn’t spread it! The result was decades of teeth getting pulled when they could’ve been saved through endodontic treatment. Worse, many people even had perfectly healthy teeth pulled because they thought it would cure ailments in other body parts!
Simpler, maybe, but it is never better to pull a tooth if endodontic treatment could save it. As good as modern dental implants are, they still cannot compete with the natural tooth.
WHEN MOST PEOPLE hear they need endodontic treatment, they think of a root...
HEALTHY GUMS FIT snugly around each tooth, protecting the roots and keeping your...
A TOOTH INFECTION, also known as a dental abscess, develops when harmful bacteria...
WALK DOWN THE toothpaste aisle at any pharmacy and you'll see dozens of options...
HEARING THAT YOU need a root canal can feel unsettling, but modern endodontic treatment...
WE TELL KIDS to smile for the camera, but it turns out there's real...