🔬 Endodontists in the United States

Need a root canal specialist near you? Endodontists are dental specialists who focus on diagnosing and treating diseases of the dental pulp and tooth root. They undergo 2-3 years of advanced training beyond dental school, making them experts in saving teeth that might otherwise need extraction.

Endodontists perform root canal therapy (endodontic treatment), which involves removing infected or inflamed pulp tissue, cleaning and shaping the root canal system, and sealing it to prevent reinfection. They also handle endodontic retreatments (re-treating previously failed root canals), apicoectomy (surgical root-end resection), treatment of dental trauma (cracked, fractured, or knocked-out teeth), and diagnosis of complex tooth pain.

Modern endodontic treatment is typically comfortable and completed in one or two visits using advanced technology like dental operating microscopes, CBCT 3D imaging, ultrasonics, and rotary instrumentation. If you're experiencing severe toothache, prolonged sensitivity to hot or cold, tooth discoloration, or swelling, an endodontist can help diagnose the problem and save your natural tooth.