Why I refer to Root Canal Experts

My first patient on Monday morning was scheduled to have a crown on a tooth that recently had a root canal. After greeting my patient of 30 years, I reviewed that we would be preparing her for a crown. She immediately asked me if it was 'ok' to ask a question. She placed her finger between her tongue and tooth near the floor of her mouth and told me that we she pushed there, her tooth hurt and she asked, "Is this normal?" I told her that I wanted to take an x-ray of her tooth just to make sure that I should be placing a crown on this tooth. The above x-ray shows a RED arrow indicating where the endodontist finished treatment of the tooth. The green arrow shows the actual end of the root which means that the endodontist that my patient decided to have treat her tooth did not get to and clean to the end of the tooth.

My patient's tooth was still infected with bacteria and I did not believe that it would be right or ethical to place an expensive crown on this tooth. I informed her that she needed to call the endodontist and have him complete the root canal successfully.

I have worked with Francisco Banchs and Allyson Byrne for almost 7 years and they ALWAYS get to the end of the tooth.

I would strongly suggest that if and when you need a root canal that you take my advice and see the best of the best. Some dentists will charge less than others but they know what their dentistry is worth. It is less costly to see the best in terms of time, discomfort and even money because paying to have something redone IS really expensive.

Remember that I truly CARE about my patients and I would like you to be treated by the specialists that I recommend.

( I thought that you would like to see the x-ray of the completed root canal by Root Canal Experts so I have added it to this post. Now you can see why many believe that Dr. Banchs is one of the best endodontists in the world.)