Endodontic Dental Care
Save that Tooth Easy.
Gentle Root Canal Therapy In Fort St. John, BC
Dr. Jeff Coil, Endodontist, since 1993
Root Canal Therapy Does Not Need to be Difficult
Dr. Jeffrey Coil, Endodontist since 1993
Dr. Coil is the Director of the Graduate Endodontics Program, Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, University of British Columbia, and the mentor of the Northwest Endodontic Study Club and Seminar. He serves as an editorial consultant for the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association and on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Journal of Endodontics. He is a past President of the Canadian Academy of Endodontics, member of the British Columbia Society of Endodontist, Canadian Academy of Endodontics, and the American Association of Endodontists, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, Academy of Dentistry International, American College of Dentists, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics.
What’s the difference between a dentist and an endodontist?
While all endodontists are dentists, less than three percent (3%) of dentists are endodontists. Just like a doctor in any other field, endodontists are specialists because they’ve completed an additional two or more years of training beyond dental school. Their additional training focuses on diagnosing tooth pain and root canal treatment and other procedures relating to the interior of the tooth. In many cases, a diseased tooth can be saved with endodontic treatment. For this reason, endodontists proudly refer to themselves as Specialists in Saving Teeth.
Who Needs a Root Canal and Why?
Endodontic treatment (root canal therapy) is necessary when the pulp becomes inflamed or infected. The inflammation or infection can have a variety of causes: deep decay, repeated dental procedures on the tooth, or a crack or chip in the tooth. If pulp inflammation or infection is left untreated, it can cause pain or lead to an abcess.
Endodontic treatment (root canal therapy) is often the last and best treatment option for an infected tooth. The alternative to a root canal therapy is extraction, which cause a permanent loss of the tooth.
Microscopic Endodontics
At North Peace Dental, we use advanced techniques and instruments to ensure your endodontic treatment has the best chance of success. Dental microscopy has opened up entirely new vistas for the treatment of both non-surgical and surgical endodontics. Due to the enhanced illumination and high magnification optics, calcified canals can be optimally located. This allows for more efficient treatment, better patient comfort and greater ability to achieve success in endodontic treatment.
Endodontic Surgery
When inflammation or infection persists in the bony area around the end of your tooth after endodontic treatment, your endodontist may perform an apicoectomy. In this procedure, the endodontist opens the gum tissue near the tooth to expose the underlying bone, and the infected tissue is removed. The very end of the root is also removed, and a small filling may be placed to seal the root canal. Local anesthetics make the procedure comfortable, and most patients return to their normal activities the next day.
Save that Tooth Easy
Discuss with Dr. Coil about your endodontic procedure that could save that infected tooth in efficient and affordable ways.