Dental Root Canal Therapy

Root Canals Can Save Damaged Teeth

Not so long ago, teeth with roots that had been impaired or infected used to necessitate extraction, which can create many issues and should be circumvented whenever possible. The good news is that Dr. Salmons has excellent skill in advanced root canal therapy. A root canal is a technique for repairing a tooth by removing the pulp chamber and restoring it with a filling material. This is often required when dental decay spreads to the nerve of the tooth (or the tooth has become diseased), and a simple filling would not be appropriate. When dentists first started performing root canals, they invoked dread, and the root canal established a reputation as something to be shunned. However, with modern anesthetics and new technologies, root canals are now quite manageable.

Ivan K. Salmons, DDS  
1855 Indian Hills Drive   
Sioux City, IA 51104    
(712) 239-5900  
SiouxCityDentist.com