Endodontics, derived from the Greek endo, meaning inside, and odons, meaning tooth, is one of the nine specialties of dentistry recognized by the American Dental Association. It deals with the tooth pulp and the tissues surrounding the root of teeth. If the pulp in your root has become diseased, infected or injured, endodontic treatment is required to save the tooth and relieve the underlying pain.
Dentists in Pembroke Pines, Florida who specialize in
Endodontist Root Canal Dentistry
Endodontists specialize their practice to root canal therapy and root canal surgery. They use their special training and experience to treat difficult cases that are referred to them by general dentists, who opt not to perform these cases. This happens particularly when teeth have narrow or blocked canals, or unusual anatomy. Patients requiring root canal therapy are either referred by their general dentists to the endodontist or are self-referred.
Other procedures practiced in endodontics include:
- Incision for drainage.
- Internal tooth bleaching to fix teeth that have blackened because of infiltration of decayed soft tissue into the dentin in the teeth. most often seen in incisors that have been injured through a sudden impact.
- Periradicular surgery (apicoectomy) . surgical removal of the infection from the bone or a reversed root canal.