Root Canals in Edgewater, NJ
Get out of pain and save your tooth!
Dealing With Pain or Pressure In Your Tooth?
Smiles on the Hudson offers trusted root canal therapy to relieve pain and restore your smile.
Tooth pain can be overwhelming, especially when it starts to affect your daily life. If an infection has reached the pulp of your tooth, even chewing can become unbearable.
At Smiles on the HudsonThis link leads to Home page, we offer compassionate root canal treatment to ease pain, stop infection, and help save your natural tooth.
Dr. KhanThis link leads to Dr. Khan’s page and Dr. SerratelliThis link leads to Dr. Serratelli’s page are here to treat the problem early—before it spreads.
Common issues that root canals help fix:
Root canals can relieve pain, stop infection, and help you keep your natural smile. Our team in Edgewater is here when you’re ready. You don’t have to live with the pain any longer.
Root Canal Benefits
Save Money
A root canal costs less than your alternative option, which is extracting your tooth and restoring it with a bridge, denture, or dental implant. If you have dental insurance, this endodontic procedure may be covered.
Restored Function
A root canal completely restores your tooth’s function, meaning you can eat and drink without discomfort, protect your other teeth from excessive wear or strain, and maintain your jaw and bite alignment.
Pain-Free
Our endodontist in Edgewater, NJ, uses modern technology to make your root canal therapy comfortable, effective, and fast. We also offer sedation dentistry for those with dental anxiety or fear.
Natural-Looking
To restore your tooth’s appearance and function, we will cap your tooth with a custom-made dental crown. It will be designed to look and feel exactly like your surrounding teeth so that no one will notice, not even you.
What Is a Root Canal?
A root canal is a dental procedure that treats an infected tooth by removing the unhealthy pulp inside. The pulp contains nerves, blood vessels, and tissue that can become inflamed due to deep cavities, cracks, or trauma. If left untreated, this infection can spread, causing severe pain or even tooth loss.
At Smiles on the Hudson in Edgewater, NJ, we perform root canal therapy to clean out the infection, disinfect the canals, and place a temporary filling or crown to protect your tooth. This saves your tooth while easing sensitivity and discomfort.
Your treatment will be in expert hands. Our dedicated endodontist, Dr. Fabiola Douglas, has years of experience treating complex root issues and will guide you through each step with care. Dr. Khan and Dr. Serratelli also work alongside Dr. Douglas to ensure your comfort and long-term results.
How the Root Canal Process Works at Smiles on the Hudson
Our simple three-step treatment is designed to ease your pain and save your tooth.
Step 1: We examine and diagnose
You’ll begin with a full exam and digital X-rays. This helps Dr. Khan or Dr. Serratelli identify if your tooth pain is from an infection or unhealthy pulp. We’ll answer your questions and explain the treatment before we begin.
Step 2: We clean and treat the root
Our endodontist carefully removes the infected pulp from the root canal, cleans the inside of the tooth, and places medication to reduce inflammation. A temporary filling is placed to seal the tooth until your final visit.
Step 3: We protect and restore your smile
Once the infection is gone, we place a permanent crown to strengthen and protect the tooth. This final step helps restore your bite and prevents future problems with the same tooth.
Why Choose Smiles On The Hudson?
If you read our real patient reviewsThis link opens a new tab to Google Maps, you will find that most do not mention our dental services but instead, rave about their positive experience and how we made them feel. This is a true reflection of our unique approach to dentistry, where we prioritize your needs and comfort level to provide an anxiety-free dental experience.
By joining our dental family, you can expect:
FAQs About Root Canals
- How do I know if I need a root canal?
Here are nine common signs you need a root canal:
- Tooth sensitivity to hot or cold temperatures
- Persistent pain
- Swollen, red, or tender gums
- Little pimples on your gums
- Bad breath
- Tooth discoloration
- Decay
- Pain when you chew or touch the tooth
- A chipped or cracked tooth
If you show any of these root canal symptoms, call us for an exam: (201) 941-0088. It’s vital you do not ignore these warning signs. Leaving your infected tooth untreated may result in an emergency root canal or tooth loss.
- What causes you to need a root canal?
A root canal is necessary when your tooth becomes irreversibly infected or damaged.
Most often, the root canal cause is an infected pulp. The pulp is the substance in the center of your tooth, consisting of the nerve, blood vessels, and connective tissue.
Other dental problems root canal therapy can treat include:
Abscess: This is an infection caused by a pus pocket along the pulp of your tooth. It is formed when bacteria decays. An abscess can cause a foul odor, a bad taste, and severe pain. If left untreated, this infection can spread to other teeth and throughout your body.
Deep cavity: This is caused when a cavity progresses into the inner layers of your tooth, creating a gaping hole for food and bacteria to enter. Deep cavities can cause extreme pain.
Pain: If you have unexplained tooth pain, the removal of the tooth’s pulp and nerve via a root canal will help eliminate that pain.
Unsure if you need a root canal? Contact our dental office in Edgewater, NJ!
- Is a root canal painful?
Root canal therapy should not cause you pain. Afterward, you may experience some tenderness, which is a common side effect of any dental procedure, but this can usually be managed with over-the-counter medication.
Root canals are commonly associated with pain because of the pain the infection can cause before getting treatment. Some patients claim they felt immediate pain relief following their root canal appointment.
- What hurts more, root canal vs. extraction?
Opens new tab to The American Association of Endodontics website The American Association of Endodontics states patients who experience root canals are six times more likely to describe it as painless compared to those who have a tooth extracted.
- Is it cheaper to get a root canal or extraction?
A tooth extraction costs less than a root canal. However, to restore your tooth after an extraction, you will need to get one of the following:
- Denture
- Bridge
- Dental Implant
These restorative dentistry procedures require additional appointments, materials, and ongoing maintenance, which adds to the cost.
In the end, a root canal is cheaper than a tooth extraction.