Alyssa is a truly hospitable dental assistant who strives to make patients feel as comfortable as possible. Sheradiates positivity and ensures that each patient receivesutmost care. Alyssaworks in our Valencia location.

Atalia has lots ofexperience in endodontics and is a great dental assistant. She is organized, caring and highly motivated to make your treatment as comfortable as possible. Atalia works mostly in ourPalmdale location, but helps out in our Valencia location too.

Bettty is an exceptional dental assistant who doeseverything possible to help patients. She also helps with administrative dutiesas she is dual trained in both back and front office. Betty is kind, caring and organized. Betty works in our Valencia location.

Celina is a genuinely caring dental assistant who not only has years of experience in the Endodontics field, but also is trained in front office administrative duties. In whichever capacity Celina works, she strives to provide the best possible care for patients. Celina works at both our Valencia and Palmdale locations.

Deidra is an exceptional front office assistant who is affable, organized and responsive. She has extensive knowledge on insurance billing and can help answer many questions you may have regarding coverage. She also takes care of scheduling and runs day to day operations for our front office. Deidra worksin our Valencia location.

Katie is a dental assistant who truly cares about the wellbeing of the patient. She is conscientious, gentle and extremely hard working. Her kindness and positive attitude will surely gain the trust of all patients. Katie works in our Valencia location.

Root canal treatment is needed when your tooth's pulp (nerve) is inflamed or infected. Some reasons of pulpal inflammation/infection include deep dental decay ortrauma.It isoften quitestraightforward and theprocedure is done to save your tooth (teeth). During root canal treatment, we willcarefully removethe pulp inside the tooth, clean, disinfectand shapethe root canals in order toplacefilling materials to seal the canal spaces. It is important to go back to your general dentist in a timely manner to get a final restoration so as to protect the root canal treatment and to prevent reinfection from occurring.

In certain circumstances, a tooth that has had root canal therapy can get reinfected (i.e. In cases where new decay forms underneath a crown or if trauma creates cracks where bacteria can enter and reinfect). In these cases, Re-Root canal therapy (Retreatment) is indicated. During retreatment, wewill re-accessyour tooth and remove anyfilling materials that were placed in the root canals during the first procedure. We will then carefully examinethe tooth, looking for additional canals or new infection. We willthen removeanydecay &infection, cleanand shapethe canals, and placenew filling materials.

Sometimes, non-surgical root canal therapy is not enough to save your tooth and we may recommend endodontic microsurgery. Endodonticsurgery success has dramatically improved the last decade due to improved visibility with microscopy, improved sealing materials, improved armamentarium and improved imaging. Surgery can be doneto locate small fractures or hidden canals previously undetected or for canals that cannot be cleaned out due to excessive calcium deposits or for canals that cannot be fully cleaned out with non-surgical treatment. Sometimes, surgery is indicated if there is an additional infection outside the root damaging root surfaces or the surrounding bone of the tooth.

There are many surgical procedures that can be performed to save a tooth. The most common is called an apicoectomy, or root-end resection, which may be needed when inflammation or infection persists in the bony area around the end of your tooth after a root canal procedure.

After applying good local anesthesia, the gum tissue is opened slightly and infection or any inflamed tissue is removed. The root end is removed and sealing material is placed at the end of the root canal. Few stitches are placed to help heal the tissue and you must return for post-operative evaluation and suture removal. In the next few months, the bone will heal around the end of the root(s). Most patients return to their normal activities within the next few days and post-surgical discomfort is generally quite mild.

Dental cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a special type of x-ray equipment used when regular dental or facial x-rays are not sufficient. CBCT allows your endodontist to visualize your tooth and surrounding structures in a 3 dimensional manner. Your doctor may use this technology to produce three dimensional (3-D) images of your teeth, hardtissues, nerve pathways and bone in a single scan. Some of the benefits of CBCT imaging include, but not limited to: Visualization ofblockedcanals, evidence of fractures, location of root resorptions and better preparation for apical microsurgery.

This procedure requires little to no special preparation. Please tell your doctor if theres a possibility you are pregnant. You will be asked to take off any jewelry on your head and neck region. You will be adequately shielded with a special apron for this imaging.