Blog - Root Canals and Extractions

There are a lot of myths floating around about root canals, such as:

• Root canals are painful.
• Tooth extraction is better than a root canal.
• Root canals require multiple appointments to complete.

You might've heard your own horror stories about root canal treatment. But Dr. Hivick and his team are here today to debunk these myths about root canal treatment in Chagrin Falls, OH ...

Not even the best oral health will not always prevent dental issues. There may come a time when a tooth extraction is necessary to keep your smile healthy. 

Even patients who are diligent about brushing and flossing regularly and go to their preventive dentist routinely may find themselves needing a dental extraction at our Chagrin Falls dental office.

At Chagrin Family Dental Care, ...

Unfortunately, dentistry is the task that tends to fall to the bottom of everyone’s to-do list.

So you skip a dental cleaning once in a while because nothing hurts, thinking that you’ll catch it next time around. Then one day you feel the dreaded twinge in your tooth; you take anti-inflammatories thinking that you can trick the uncomfortable feeling into submission. ...

You’ve had a toothache for a while, and the pain just keeps getting worse. The truth is that dental pain is never normal—and chances are, it won’t go away on its own.

If you have a toothache, that is usually an indication that there is an infection in the root of your tooth. Perhaps it started off as just sensitivity to ...