Blog - Root Canals

If you are experiencing the pain of a toothache, the chances are good that you might need a root canal. But before you start to panic at the mere thought of this much-feared dental treatment, you should know that a root canal is actually a good thing. When you undergo root canal treatment at our Pikesville, MD practice, chances are...

Root canal treatments are fairly common. The procedure is used to repair a badly damaged tooth that may also be infected. If cavities go untreated, it's common for the decay to progress significantly and reach the inner area of your tooth, causing an infection there.  The procedure for root canals is more extensive than filling a cavity as well. Your dentist...

Both dental fillings and root canals are fairly common procedures, and while they treat similar oral health problems, the two treatments are very different! Both of these procedures are used to treat different levels of tooth decay.  Fillings Fillings are used to treat more minor cases of tooth decay. The process begins with your dentist removing the decay from your tooth completely,...