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Root Canals

Keep Your Smile Whole

  • Save your tooth by treating infection
  • Stop the pain of your toothache
  • Restore your tooth painlessly with modern treatments
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Preserve Your Smile by Getting Root Canals in Leechburg

It is generally better for your oral health to keep as many of your teeth as possible. When you have a damaged tooth, your best decision is to take care of it as soon as you are able. Restorative dentistry can protect your smile and preserve your oral health. In some instances, our root canals in Leechburg, PA are exactly what you need.

To make your treatment easier, we do multiple things:

  • Apply local anesthesia to numb your mouth
  • Use patient-friendly technology (like CT scans) to plan and complete your care
  • Place a same-day dental crown created right in our office using CEREC technology

Call Kiski Advanced Dentistry as soon as you are able at 724-294-5526. If you call after hours, an on-call dentist can advise you. If you’re suffering with a toothache, in many cases we can offer you a same-day appointment.

Prevent a Tooth Extraction by Preserving Your Infected Tooth

You have two choices when a tooth becomes infected: have the tooth extracted or get a root canal. Your dentist can advise you which is your best option based on the condition of your tooth. More often than not, we want to save the tooth whenever possible. We are aware that root canals have a bad reputation, but that is largely undeserved today. With improvements in dentistry, getting a root canal is typically no worse than having a dental filling.

With a root canal treatment, you can:

  • Avoid Needing a Tooth Replacement – To prevent bone loss and keep nearby teeth from shifting out of place, we recommend replacing a lost tooth with a dental bridge or a dental implant with a crown. You can avoid this time and expense by getting a root canal instead.
  • Recover in Less Time – After a tooth is extracted, you will need days to get back to feeling like yourself. You can expect some bleeding, you will need to be careful about what you eat and how you clean your teeth until you are healed. With a root canal, your recovery is easier and shorter.
  • Protect Your Jaw Health – Losing a tooth can contribute to bone loss in your jaw. By getting a root canal, you keep your tooth intact. This saves your tooth root, which helps stimulate new bone growth to sustain your healthy jaw.

Call Kiski Advanced Dentistry at 724-294-5526 or schedule online. Come see us for comfortable root canals in Leechburg, PA.

Common Questions About Root Canals
Why have a root canal?

Root canals are needed when the pulp inside the tooth becomes diseased. This can happen either when a cavity goes untreated and infection spreads to the pulp, or when a tooth undergoes some sort of trauma that allows bacteria inside. In either case, we can usually save the tooth with root canal treatment.

Are root canals painful?

Although many people believe that root canal therapy is painful, it is no more uncomfortable than getting a tooth filled. We’ll use a local anesthetic to make sure the tooth is numb before we begin your procedure. That way you can relax and feel confident that you’re not going to feel any discomfort.

What does a root canal do?

Root canal treatment (often shortened to just “root canal”) is a procedure in which your dentist cleans out the infected inner portion of your tooth known as the pulp. Infection can reach the pulp because of an untreated cavity or injury to the tooth. After removing the pulp, we seal the inner chambers with a rubberlike material to prevent future problems, then cap the tooth with a crown.