Endodontics

Endodontics St. Clair Shores, MI

Each tooth in your mouth sits in bone and is surrounded by gum tissue. Approximately two-thirds of each tooth (the root portion) is in the jaw bone. Inside every tooth is a canal or canals (usually depending on the number of roots the tooth has). Each canal has a vein, artery, and nerve in it. Collectively they are referred to as the pulp. Sometimes, because of trauma like decay or a large filling, the pulp becomes irritated and can get infected. In this case, root canal (a.k.a. endodontics) is necessary in order to save the tooth.

• Relive a painful or infected tooth with root canal treatment.
• Root canals that become re-infected are treated with an apicoectomy.
• Infections are drained and treated with an abscess-removal.
• Deep stains in treated teeth can be lightened with internal bleaching.