Journal

Notes from the practice

Articles on endodontics, patient care, and the science of saving teeth — reviewed by our doctors, in plain language.

Root Canal Treatment · 4 min read · November 5, 2026

Do I Really Need a Root Canal, or Will a Filling Do?

Whether a filling is enough depends on how far the damage has reached and whether the nerve is healthy.

Root Canal Retreatment · 5 min read

Yes, a failed root canal can usually be fixed and the tooth saved.

Root Canal Treatment · 5 min read

Root canals earned a scary reputation that modern, painless techniques have made outdated.

Endodontic Surgery · 5 min read

Endodontic microsurgery is a precise, microscope-guided procedure that saves teeth after a root canal fails.

Emergency Dentistry · 5 min read

A dental abscess is a pocket of infection that needs urgent care.

Emergency Dentistry · 5 min read

A tooth abscess swells the face when infection and pus spread into nearby tissue.

Restorative Endodontics · 5 min read

Waiting to treat an infected tooth lets the problem spread and steadily worsen.

Endodontic Surgery · 5 min read

Minor surgery can often rescue a tooth when a root canal has failed.

Retreatment · 5 min read

Retreatment reopens a treated tooth, clears the reinfection, and reseals it to heal.

Emergency Care · 5 min read

A root-canaled tooth can become reinfected, and a painful flare-up is a dental emergency.

Retreatment · 5 min read

A treated tooth can become reinfected long after a root canal, but it is often fixable.

Endodontic Surgery · 4 min read

When infection lingers at the root tip, an apicoectomy can often save the tooth.

Root Canals · 4 min read

Persistent pain, swelling, or lingering sensitivity can all signal an infected tooth.

Patient Care · 6 min read

A note on philosophy, modern outcomes, and the quiet case for endodontics over extraction.

Technology · 4 min read

Magnification isn't a luxury — it's the reason modern root canal therapy works at the rates it does.