Root Canal Surgery, Having to see a Specialist.
My general dentist started doing my needed root canal but she said she can not finish it because of some blockage. She said I will now have to go see a specialist. This does not make sense to me since if she can not do the root canal why pay even more to see a specialist won’t a specialist have the same problem? Thinking about just pulling the tooth out.
Answer: Endodontists (Root Canal Specialist) are dentists with at least two additional years of advanced specialty education in the diagnosis and treatment of root canals. Therefore they are better equipped to handle more differcult root canal cases. You should never pull a tooth that can be saved. It would also in the long run cost you more money having the tooth pulled since you will still need to then have a bridge, partial, or implant to replace the missing tooth.