Does root canal treatment hurt is the question I am asked more than any other, usually with real apprehension behind it. The honest answer is no. Root canal treatment is carried out under thorough local anaesthetic, and most patients describe it afterwards as feeling...
It is one of the most understandable requests I hear, usually from someone in real pain hoping to avoid the dentist’s chair: can antibiotics cure a tooth infection? The honest answer is no, and understanding why explains a great deal about how dental infections...
When a tooth is badly infected, there are two honest roads: treat the inside of the tooth and keep it, or remove it. Root canal or extraction is a decision patients often want made for them, and while I will always give a clear recommendation, it helps enormously to...
