What Is an Endodontist?
An endodontist is a dental specialist who focuses on diagnosing and treating intricate causes of tooth pain. This specialist can help pinpoint the problem contributing to the pain and perform procedures aimed at relieving pain or discomfort. Our endodontist in Carson City, NV strives to relieve the symptoms while also working to save your natural tooth.
At Carson City Endodontics, our endodontist will inspect your mouth and perform X-rays and other imaging processes to establish the precise cause of your dental issue. Again, the endodontist will identify the severity of the damage before mapping out the kind of treatment needed to resolve the issue.
How Is an Endodontist Different from a General Dentist?
An endodontist focuses on the specialized areas of dental care that involve identifying what is going on inside a tooth and providing treatment for any potential issues of concern, such as pulp damage or infection. Instead of diagnosing and treating any conditions that affect an individual’s gums, bones, and supporting ligaments, an endodontist will employ their knowledge, skills, and experience in resolving issues that affect the tooth’s interior parts. A general dentist treats dental problems affecting the gums, bones, and ligaments.
Endodontists receive additional education after they have completed dental school to help focus on the diagnosis and treatment of tooth pain. At the heart of their practice, endodontists study and learn the art of root canal treatment and other procedures involving the tooth’s interior region. Our endodontist utilizes advanced dental technology coupled with patient-focused care to provide superior endodontic services to all our patients.
An Endodontist Understands the Tooth's Anatomy
Endodontists have expertise in all areas of a tooth, including the nerves and connective tissues, and the gums themselves. In your tooth, there is a hard layer referred to as dentin. It is found beneath the outer covering or white enamel that protects the tooth. Inside the tooth, in the area beneath the dentin, you find the soft tissue referred to as the pulp.
The pulp cavity houses the living tissues of the tooth and comprises blood vessels, nerve endings, and connective tissues. It is for this reason that an infection or trauma in this area contributes to extensive pain.
The live tissues in the pulp cavity help an individual’s tooth’s root to grow during its development stage. Once the tooth is fully developed, it can last without having the pulp present. Even without the pulp, a tooth’s root can continue to be nourished by the surrounding tissues.
Our endodontist can treat any conditions that affect this part of the tooth, such as tooth abscesses and decayed or damaged pulp tissue. Additionally, our endodontist also treats issues affecting the gums from inside the tooth, such as gum abscesses.
Our Endodontic Procedures
Our endodontist will perform procedures such as root canal treatment, endodontic retreatment for a failed root canal or recurring pulp infection, and apicoectomy surgery to access and treat the tooth’s root end or tip and repair it.
Visit Carson City Endodontics to discover what our endodontist does and how our endodontic treatment in Carson City, NV can help. Call us at 775-871-1177!