Saving Your Natural Teeth
Root Canal Awareness Week, March 25-31
Join the AAE in celebrating Root Canal Awareness Week and dispel the myths surrounding this often simple and pain-free dental procedure. If you need a root canal, see an endodontist.
Nothing is as good as your natural tooth!
Saving your natural tooth should always be your first choice when dental care is needed. Nothing, not even the most advanced bridges and implants, can truly replace your natural tooth.
- If your dentist recommends extracting your tooth, ask if an endodontist can help save it with a root canal. This endodontic treatment removes the injured pulp (soft inner tissue) of your tooth and fills and seals the space.
- Your tooth is then restored and can function just like any other tooth for the rest of your life, ensuring comfortable chewing and a natural appearance.
- Endodontists can often save the most severely injured teeth.
Do everything possible to save your teeth before considering extraction. Nothing is as good as your natural tooth!
A Look Inside Your Tooth
From the outside, a tooth looks like a hard, solid substance, but this cut-away illustration reveals that a tooth is really a complex system of specialized tissues.
AAE Partners With Dear Doctor Publication
The AAE is pleased to provide you with articles prepared by endodontists for Dear Doctor—Dentistry and Oral Health, a publication written exclusively for the education and well-being of the general public.