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Root Canal Treatment in Las Vegas

Admin — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 08:25:39 +0000

You’ve probably heard horror stories about people who have had a root canal treatment in Las Vegas. They talk about the pain and the agony of sitting in the dental chair while the infected root of their tooth is being treated. What they’re not telling you and they may not even realize themselves is that the treatment for a root canal is not what’s causing the pain. It’s the infection in their root and gum that caused the pain in the first place. The treatment for the infected root is what relieves the pain and not the cause of the pain.

A root canal treatment in Las Vegas is really not a painful procedure at all. If someone has scared you into thinking that you shouldn’t go to the dentist for root pain, they’ve scared you for no reason. Years ago, a tooth extraction would be your only option for a tooth with an infected root. That was a scary procedure, considering the lack of today’s advancements in dentistry. But today, most dentists will tell you that infected or abscessed teeth can generally be saved. When the pulp in the middle of your tooth gets infected, you’ll have pain in your tooth and pain in your gum. Dr. Moore at Moore Family Dentistry is the first call you’ll want to make to take care of that pain.

Dr. Moore will take care of your pain by first administering a local anesthetic to numb the area. Then he’ll continue by removing the infection from the inside of your tooth, in the area known as the pulp. The canal is cleaned out and filled with a material that will permanently plug it so it can’t get infected again. Because of the anesthetic, any pain from the root canal treatment in Las Vegas should not be felt. Once it’s over, Dr. Moore will be able to cap your tooth with a dental crown that’s been made to look just like your other teeth. Once that crown is in place, you’ll look as good as new and nobody will be the wiser. So when you have pain and infection in your gum, call one of the offices of Moore Family Dentistry. For our central office, just off Sahara, call 702-791-1010, and for our Summerlin office, call 702-254-6700. We’ll help you get rid of the pain and smile again.

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Las Vegas Root Canal

Admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 04:32:00 +0000

A Las Vegas root canal is one of the most dreaded treatments, according to many people. What those people don’t know is that a root canal is not a painful procedure, it’s the infected root that’s causing the pain. The treatment itself is what relieves the pain and it’s really not a painful procedure at all. If someone has scared you into thinking that you shouldn’t go to the dentist for root pain, they’ve scared you for no reason.

Years ago, a tooth extraction would be your only option for a tooth with an infected root. That was a scary procedure, considering the lack of today’s advancements in dentistry. But today, most dentists will tell you that infected or abscessed teeth can generally be saved. When the pulp in the middle of your tooth gets infected, you’ll have pain in your tooth and pain in your gum. Calling Dr. Moore at Moore Family Dentistry is the first call you’ll want to make to take care of that pain.

So when you need a Las Vegas root canal, call one of the offices of Moore Family Dentistry. For our central office just off Sahara, call 702-791-1010, and for our Summerlin office, call 702-254-6700. We’ll help you get rid of the pain and smile again.

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Tooth Extraction in Las Vegas

Admin — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 11:08:10 +0000

How do you know when you need to have a tooth pulled? It’s probably not something you’d enjoy. In fact, it’s probably something you’d want to avoid, if possible. But there are times when tooth extraction in Las Vegas is a necessity that can’t be helped. For example, if you have an infection in your gum and the pain is unbearable. If the infection spreads to the root of the tooth and it’s so bad that a root canal won’t help, there’s probably no other option than to get that tooth out before the infection spreads. This is especially true if you’ve been on antibiotics and they’re not helping the infection go away. At that point, the only other option is probably to have the tooth pulled.

Another time when you might need a tooth pulled is when you’re looking at getting braces and you simply have too many teeth in your mouth. Sometimes you’ll have to have one or two teeth pulled just so that there is room in between your teeth to put the wires for the braces. There are even times when your permanent teeth come in and they’re just too big for your mouth. That would be another time when a tooth extraction in Las Vegas would be a smart move.

What about cavities? If you have a cavity in a tooth and it’s so big and so deep that there wouldn’t be enough tooth left to save, you may just need to have it pulled. Tooth decay that’s gone too far to fix is a reason to have a tooth pulled. Brushing and flossing regularly, at least twice a day, is one of the ways you can help avoid this situation.

Depending on your level of pain, you might be able to handle a tooth pulled with just a Novocain, which is a shot that numbs the area so you don’t feel what’s going on. If you happen to be squeamish at the dentist and would prefer to not know what’s going on at all, you can ask for sedation. Dr. Moore, at Moore Family Dentistry, uses sedation dentistry for patience’s who want to be more relaxed while having a tooth pulled. So if that would make you feel more comfortable, just be sure to have someone come with you to drive you home after your procedure.

If you need a tooth extraction in Las Vegas, simply call our office closest to you and we’ll get you in as quickly as possible. Call Moore Family Dentistry at our Summerlin office location at 702-254-6700 or our Central office location on Maryland Parkway at 702-791-1010.

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