What is the goal of saving a natural tooth?
The primary goal is to preserve your natural smile, functionality, and oral health by treating and restoring damaged or infected teeth.
How Can Excel Endodontics Save Your Natural Teeth?
Saving natural teeth is at the heart of what we do. Through cutting-edge procedures and personalized treatment plans, we aim to restore damaged teeth and alleviate pain. Dr. Halpern specializes in a wide range of advanced endodontic techniques, including root canal therapy, microsurgery, and dental trauma management. We leverage modern technology to increase precision, minimize discomfort, and improve outcomes, ensuring a stress-free experience for every patient.
Benefits of Saving Teeth
- Preserve Your Natural Smile: Staying true to your natural teeth minimizes the need for implants maintaining your unique smile and overall dental health.
- Improve Oral Health: Saving compromised teeth can help prevent complications like bone loss and shifting of adjacent teeth.
- More Cost-Effective: Restoring your natural tooth is often less expensive than extraction and replacement with implants or bridges.
- Comfort and Functionality: Retaining your natural teeth ensures optimal chewing, speaking, and appearance, preserving your quality of life.
- Personalized Care and Expertise: Halpern’s extensive knowledge and advanced training ensure that you receive tailored procedures designed for your specific needs.
Why Choose Excel Endodontics?
At Excel Endodontics, we prioritize compassionate, patient-focused care because we understand that endodontic procedures can feel intimidating. Dr. Halpern and her team are dedicated to ensuring patient comfort through personalized, pain-free treatments in a welcoming environment. From children to adults, Dr. Halpern offers specialized care for all ages, including unique pediatric procedures like regeneration and apexification.
Led by Dr. Halpern, a highly accomplished endodontist trained at Columbia University and NYU, our practice combines unmatched expertise with state-of-the-art technology. Dr. Halpern’s national recognition for her research on external invasive resorption reflects her commitment to excellence. Using advanced tools like surgical microscopes, CBCT imaging, and EdgePro lasers, we deliver precise diagnostics and highly effective treatments.
Procedures Offered
- Root Canal Therapy: A non-surgical procedure designed to clean, repair, and restore infected or damaged teeth, relieving pain while preserving the natural tooth.
- Retreatment: A procedure in which a tooth with a failing root canal is recleaned and sterilized to relieve pain and infection
- Apicoectomy (Microsurgery): A precise surgical procedure to remove infected tissue at the root tip when traditional root canal therapy is not sufficient.
- Root Amputation: An advanced solution for saving multi-rooted teeth by removing a damaged root while maintaining the tooth's functionality.
- Pediatric Endodontics: Specialized treatments including apexification, apexogenesis, and trauma care to save children’s developing teeth.
- Regenerative Endodontics: Innovative techniques aimed at stimulating new tissue growth to sustain immature teeth affected by dental trauma or infection.
Frequently Asked Questions About Saving Teeth
How do I know if saving my tooth is possible?
During your consultation, Dr. Halpern will evaluate your tooth using advanced imaging and diagnostics to determine if saving it is a viable option.
Does saving a tooth hurt?
With modern endodontic techniques and equipment, preserving natural teeth is a comfortable, often pain-free process. We prioritize patient comfort every step of the way.
What technology is used to improve success rates?
We use cutting-edge tools such as 3D/CBCT imaging, surgical microscopes, and EdgePro lasers to ensure precise diagnosis and effective treatments.
Can children’s teeth be treated at Excel Endodontics?
Yes! Dr. Halpern specializes in pediatric endodontics and provides gentle, age-appropriate care for children of all ages.
What happens if my tooth has sustained too much damage to save?
If saving the tooth isn’t feasible, Dr. Halpern will discuss alternative options, such as dental implants or bridges, to restore your oral health and smile.
How long does a typical treatment take?
Treatment times vary based on the complexity of the procedure, but with advanced technology, we aim to minimize time spent in the dental chair while ensuring the highest quality care.