If you’re experiencing persistent tooth pain, swelling, or sensitivity, you may need a root canal – a common and effective dental procedure that saves your natural tooth and stops the pain. At Smile Institute, we offer Key West root canals using technology that makes this procedure as comfortable as getting a tooth filling. Benefits of our root canal treatment include:
Call our office today at 305-990-2532 to schedule an appointment and get the relief you need. Same-day emergency appointments are often available. Don’t suffer in pain! Our team can help you just as we’ve helped many others.
During a root canal, your gentle dentist will carefully remove the damaged pulp, getting rid of all the infection in the center of your tooth. He’ll use precise instruments to clean the inner canals, making sure all the diseased tissue is gone. This immediately relieves your pain because the damaged nerve tissue is removed.
After cleaning, we will fill the space with a special material that seals and protects your tooth from future infection. We will then strengthen your tooth with a custom crown. This lets you bite, chew, and smile without worry. You’ll be surprised by how comfortable you feel during and after your root canal treatment!
We offer two types of sedation during root canal treatment. Inhaled sedation (laughing gas) helps you feel relaxed and calm throughout your root canal procedure. It wears off quickly afterward so you can drive home. For those who want deeper relaxation, oral conscious sedation lets you stay awake but feel deeply peaceful. With this method, you’ll need someone to drive you home.
We’ve also created a cozy environment to help you feel at ease. Soft pillows and warm blankets are always available – just ask! We’ll do our best to help you have a pleasant experience with us.
Call Smile Institute today at 305-990-2532 to find out more about our Key West root canals. You can also make an appointment online.
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.
Although root canals have been made out to be the bad guy of dentistry, they are actually very beneficial. In the right hands, a root canal treatment doesn’t produce any more discomfort than you would experience from getting a tooth filling. Even so, we’ll use local anesthetic to ensure a comfortable procedure. Sedation is always available as well.
Each patient is unique, and each root canal case is different. So it isn’t possible to give you an estimate for your procedure without performing an exam, taking X-rays, and working up a treatment plan. Once we have gathered the information we need, we’ll be happy to give you a price for your treatment. As a convenience, we offer third-party financing options that allow you to pay off your treatment over time.