Blog - Root Canals

Your Winston-Salem, NC dentist Dr. Jeffrey Tibbs performs a root canal if you have a deeply decayed tooth, deep root infection, or have suffered a substantial tooth trauma.

A root canal is often what saves your tooth from fracture or the need for a dental extraction.

Unfortunately, root canals are associated with an untrue rumor. In ...

Whether you’ve recently undergone root canal therapy or are waiting to schedule a root canal in Winston-Salem, you probably have questions about what to expect after your procedure and how to treat your teeth. 

Luckily, your treatment team here at the dental office of Dr. Jeffrey J. Tibbs has the answers you need:

Will my tooth hurt after my root canal?

Yes, ...

What if you found out that everything you thought you knew about root canals was wrong? For instance, what if we told you that getting a root canal isn't painful? Or that it’s a procedure that saves infected teeth from extraction? 

We’ve all been conditioned to believe certain things about root canals, and while scary stories are great punchlines for jokes, ...