What is an Endodontist?
Specializing in Saving Teeth
An endodontist is a dentist who specializes in treating and handling dental problems that involve the nerve tissue and blood vessels located inside the tooth. For example, if the tooth pulp, which contains nerves, vessels, lymphatic tissue, and fibrous tissue, becomes diseased or injured, endodontic treatment is required to save it.
After completing four years of dental school, endodontists commence two or more years of advanced training in endodontics. As a result of their special training, they are skilled in finding the cause of oral and facial pain that might have been difficult to diagnose.
With the lengthy education that endodontists receive, they can perform all facets of endodontic therapy, including:
- Diagnosis and treatment of dental pain
- Routine and complex root canals
- Retreatments
- Endodontic surgery
- Treatment of traumatic dental injuries
- Treatment of cracked teeth
Endodontists use state-of-the-art technology, such as digital imaging, dental operating microscopes, ultrasonic instrumentation, and laser machines, while performing endodontic treatment. Technology, along with specialized techniques, gives endodontists an accurate view of the tooth and allows them to treat problems quickly and comfortably.
By choosing to receive treatment by an endodontist, your pain will be managed and relieved on an expert level.