There are common misconceptions that endodontic treatments such as root canals, cause pain and/or illness and should be avoided at all costs. The exact opposite is true. The pain, inconvenience and cost of avoiding endodontic treatment in favor of tooth extraction or a wait-and-see approach can be easily avoided. With proper care, we will keep teeth that have had root canal treatment for a lifetime but it's possible for those teeth to heal improperly, becoming painful or diseased months or even years after treatment. If this happens to your treated teeth you have a second chance to save the...

Over the past 20 years, the trend in dentistry has been in search of metal-free alternatives to replace many of the traditional restorative materials that have been used for decades in both direct and indirect applications. The introduction of new materials has provided options that did not exist previously. The ideal restorative material capable of solving the everyday challenges faced by today's dentists should possess physical, material, and optical characteristics similar to natural teeth, demonstrating the ability to sustain equivalent masticatory forces and wear resistance. Although the...