It is officially Root Canal Awareness Week! In celebration of this week, here are some endodontic facts: Every day, more than 41,000 root canals are performed More than 15 million root canals are performed every year On average, endodontists perform 25 root canal treatments each week; general dentists perform fewer than 2 per week on […]
Can you inherit cavities? 🤔 https://t.co/b9kh5f34D3 pic.twitter.com/OoQxTw4AQG — Delta Dental of Iowa (@DeltaDentalIA) March 1, 2018 Deep cavities can lead to the need for root canal treatment. Do your genes play a role in cavity formation? While genetic dentistry is still in its infancy, we now know that 60% of cavities are genetic! Genes are […]
Today we are going to address the third and final myth of our blog series: Myth 3: It’s better to pull a tooth than have root canal treatment. Dr. Cunningham understands the importance of saving natural teeth, as nothing artificial can truly replace a natural tooth. Endodontic treatment has a very high success rate, and many […]
For part two of our Root Canal Myths series, we are going to address this myth: Myth 2:Â Root canal treatment causes illness. With all the information available on the internet, it is easy to find misleading information about root canals. You may have heard that root canals can contribute to future illnesses or diseases; however […]
Welcome to our website! Since the thought of a root canal might make you fearful if you are not familiar with the procedure, we are kicking our blog off with the first of three posts that will address common myths about root canals: Myth 1: Root canal treatment is painful. Myth 2: Root canal treatment […]
