Mainline Professional Bldg. | 1104-M Route 130
Cinnaminson, NJ 08077 | Phone: 856-829-2828
Emergency Dentistry
We Provide emergency care outside of normal business hours, in the event of an emergency please call 609-828-1850
Root Canals (Endodontic Procedures)
What Is Root Canal Therapy?
Root canal therapy (endodontics) treats disorders of the nerve (pulp) of the tooth. It used to be that a tooth with a diseased or infected nerve had to be removed. In 95 percent of these cases today, however, this is no longer true. We believe in saving teeth (instead of removing them), and we will make every effort to save yours!
Why Do I Need a Root Canal?
There are several reasons. The most common are:
Trauma—a physical blow to a tooth or a constant striking of a tooth against the opposite jaw that traumatizes the tooth.
Physical Irritation—deep decay or a very large filling.
Regardless of the initial cause, the tooth pulp becomes irritated and an abscess (infection) occurs. Bacteria from your saliva grow within the tooth pulp, causing pressure and pain. In some cases, the face may swell. Eventually the pulp dies, causing the bone around the tooth to be destroyed.
Extractions
Extractions can usually be performed same day, on site. With your comfort and safety in mind, we can provide conscious sedation.
With preventive dentistry in the forefront of our dental philosophy, we attempt to save teeth whenever feasible. However, sometimes the extraction becomes the only possible alternative and, in these cases we can offer ridge preservation with grafting procedures and state of the art tooth replacement.
