Binder Family Dental Blog

The old joke response to something that you don’t want to do is “I’d rather have a root canal!” But new technologies in dentistry have made dental procedures of every kind, including root canals, relatively easy to handle and not as painful as they used to be.

A dental crown is a lab-created replacement for a tooth to restore its strength, function, and appearance. It is based on the impression of your teeth and gums, created to fit over a tooth or a dental implant. A crown can be made of porcelain, ceramic, metal like gold and palladium, or composite resin materials.

A root canal is a procedure to save deeply damaged or infected teeth – otherwise, the only option is to remove the problematic tooth altogether. Each tooth has several passageways called root canals that extend deep into the gums, and the dentist or endodontist cleans out the damaged portion of the tooth during a root canal procedure in order to prevent tooth loss and spread of infection.

Let’s talk about what you can expect if you’re getting one or more dental crowns for a tooth or for implants, and where you can go if you’re considering dental work.

A family dentist is the healthcare professional you trust to maintain excellent oral health of you and your whole family.