When properly cared for, root canal treatments at Cascade Endodontics in Orem can last a lifetime. But a root canal, properly known as endodontic treatment, is a complex procedure, and sometimes retreatment becomes necessary. When a root canal is performed, an affected tooth’s root is removed, and the tooth is sealed. In some cases it […]
Everyone has a pain threshold. We might not know it – but then something comes along and draws a line in the sand. Step over that line and you’re in a world of hurt. At Cascade Endodontics in Orem, we provide sedation dentistry to ease pain and reduce anxiety. One of the procedures we perform […]
Two words have the power to strike fear into the most courageous of souls: root canal. But at Cascade Endodontics in Orem, root canals are performed with the patient’s comfort uppermost in mind. A root canal treats the inside of a tooth. It becomes necessary when a cavity infects a tooth’s interior, which can cause increased […]
A Root canal is one of the last options in order to save a tooth from needing extraction and most would say keeping that natural tooth is well worth the money and time. Most of the time treating a tooth with root canal therapy will heal the infection and help the tooth last; however, there […]
An apicoectomy, also more commonly called a Root-End Resection, is a type of micro-surgery that is done after a root canal if an infection develops or continues. Typically a root canal is the only type of surgery needed to save an infected tooth, but occasionally an infection will persist even after a patient receives root […]
We’ve all heard of root canals, but are you familiar with an apicoectomy? An apicoectomy is a term for endodontic surgery on the tip of a tooth root. This procedure is most often done with a root canal has failed and endodontic retreatment is not possible. There are many reasons an apicoectomy may be necessary, […]
