Dental Services in Santa Fe
Restorative Dentistry and Replacement Teeth
Root Canals
Dr. Davis Offers Root Canals, Conservative Dentistry to Preserve Your Smile
I’d rather have a root canal! How many times have you said that? Historically, root canals have had negative connotations, but with modern advances and anxiety-relieving medications, root canals are now considered comfortable, conservative, safe procedures that allow patients to keep damaged, natural teeth intact. A root canal can help you avoid the trauma and expense of extraction and replacement. It will also allow retain your natural bite, which reduces your potential for occlusal complications and related pain.
A deep cavity, traumatic injury, or tooth fracture can damage the sensitive pulp within a tooth’s canal. Also called the nerve of the tooth, this pulp is susceptible to bacterial infection, which can kill the pulp, stimulate increased blood flow, and create pressure within the tooth. This can cause severe oral pain and may initiate bone degeneration, tooth loss, and the spread of an infection. During root canal therapy, Dr. Davis will clean and disinfect your tooth’s root, then seal it against further infection. The whole process is so comfortable that many patients doze off! Click here to read more about root canals.
Don’t put off seeing Dr. Davis if you have tooth pain. Early treatment can save your tooth from extraction. Call us for an appointment to discover how easy a root canal can really be. Our Santa Fe office is convenient to patients throughout this area.