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Brief History Of Root Canals
Like most health-enhancing procedures, the technologies and techniques used to provide root canals have been steadily advancing, especially over the past few decades. Today’s root canal procedure is considerably easier on patients than it was in the 1980s, or even the...
Don’t Let A Root Canal Scare You
The last several weeks in October seem to be high season for those who love all things scary, including horror movies, gory Halloween costumes and the like. But very few people seem to use the season to embrace their fears of real-world situations. If the prospect of...
Get To Know Suzie Salas
As part of our Employee Spotlight series, this month we are featuring our amazing dental assistant, Suzanna Salas. At Phoenix Endodontic Group, Suzie offers extensive dental knowledge and proves herself to be a key asset to our team. Suzie provides exclusive tips and...
TDO Software
From September 14th – 16th, 2017 the entire staff of Phoenix Endodontic Group took time off to attend the 17th Annual TDO Users Meeting at the Paradise Point Resort in San Diego, CA. Dr Jacqueline Allen was among the first clinicians to purchase TDO (The Digital...
Solutions for Cracked Teeth
When it comes to your dental health, it’s true that what you don’t know about a condition can hurt you far more than what you do know. Cracked teeth are an especially good example of this phenomenon. Depending on the type and severity of the crack, the impacted tooth...
Tips to Prevent Gum Disease
Often times, men and woman question why they should care about their oral health. While many people focus on physical health, oral health tends to fall beneath the wayside. Oral health plays an incredibly important role in your physical health and should not be...
3 Things You Need to Know About Phoenix Endodontic Group
In 2001, Dr. Jacqueline S. Allen founded Phoenix Endodontic Group. Our firm has grown tremendously over the past decade and a half. Over the last 16 years we have seen a lot of changes in the dental profession, technology and patient expectations. While flexibility...
What is Cone Beam Computed Tomography?
Threats to the inner pulp of your teeth can sometimes be challenging to identify and diagnose, but dental technology has come a long way in the past few years. One of the most exciting pieces of recently developed dental technology that aids endodontic specialists in...
Arizona Mission of Mercy (AZMOM)
Central Arizona Dental Society (CADS) is a large-scale dental clinic where dental treatment is provided at no cost to individuals who cannot access and/or afford dental care. This event is completely volunteer driven and is possible because of the generous support of...
What is Root Resorption?
The human body is an amazing organism. It experiences a variety of physical phenomena throughout one’s lifespan in order to keep us on a proper developmental pathway. One phenomenon that is completely normal in childhood is root resorption in the primary teeth. Our...
Interview with a Dental Assistant
Meet Sarah Apostolakis. She is one of our many talented dental assistants that we have here to assist during procedures at the Phoenix Endodontic Group. Sarah has experience in periodontics, oral surgery, and general dentistry. She is a very active, outdoorsy person...
Endodontists Save Teeth
When we think of tooth saving tips, we immediately think of oral hygiene (brushing and flossing) or prevention like wearing your mouthguard during sports or other physical activity. But, rarely, do we think of the choice to be made once a tooth is compromised. ...
Dealing With Dislodged Teeth
Experiencing a dental injury can be a traumatic experience. If you experience an impact injury to your mouth, you may need root canal treatment, even if the tooth isn’t completely knocked out of your mouth. The pulp of your tooth can be injured if the tooth is pushed...
Employee Spotlight: Sarah Apostolakis
At Phoenix Endodontic Group, we believe our staff is what makes our practice so successful! As part of our employee spotlight series, this month, we are highlighting Sarah Apostolakis, one of our prized dental assistants! When not working, Sarah loves being active, “I...
Endodontists Are Specialists In Saving Teeth
Our natural teeth are complex, dynamic parts of a living organism - us! Endodontists play a crucial role in allowing us to keep our natural teeth, which in almost all cases provides the safest and most optimal health outcome. According to the American Association of...
The Truth About Root Canals
Last month, this blog covered the top myths surrounding the root canal process, and we emphasized the importance of being a savvy Internet consumer when it comes to evaluating medical information. One of the factors involved in myths about root canals spreading across...
Top 3 Myths About Root Canals Debunked
These days, it’s becoming more and more important to be a skeptical reader when it comes to researching medical information online. While a lot of quality sites exist, some websites perpetuate misinformation, making it harder to “do your homework” before you speak...
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Dental Care Tips for 2017
When we make an appointment to see an endodontist, there is usually a pressing reason to do so: an infected tooth needs a root canal, a tooth has been dislodged or knocked out and needs to be placed back in the mouth, etc. While we can’t always avoid situations that...
How Can An Endodontist Save Your Smile?
If you’ve received a referral to a Phoenix endodontist, you know that your general dentist wants your oral health issues to be assessed by a specialist. While the extra training and experience that an endodontist receives can reassure you that your teeth are receiving...
Cracked Teeth vs. Split Teeth
There are several different types of cracks that teeth can develop and they have a wide variety of symptoms. The most common symptom that you may have a tooth that is cracked is unpredictable pain with chewing especially with the release of the biting pressure. Some...
Employee Spotlight: Kevin Conroy
At Phoenix Endodontic Group, we believe that our staff is what makes our practice so special! As a part of our employee spotlight series, this month, we are highlighting the work of our C.E.O. and Operations Manager, Kevin Conroy! Q: Tell us a little about...
Don’t Be Scared of a Root Canal
There’s no reason to feel bad about being afraid of having a root canal treatment - but don’t let your fear stop you from doing something can be good for your health. More than half of Americans surveyed in 2014 said they were afraid of having a root canal performed,...
Debunking Myths About Dental Insurance, Part II
Many of the patients we see here at Phoenix Endodontic Group have some form of dental insurance coverage. These benefits can make affording needed treatment much more feasible for many of our patients. However, as a patient with insurance, it is important to...
Debunking Myths About Dental Insurance, Part I
Having dental insurance or a dental benefit plan can make affording needed dental care much easier. However, most dental benefit plans do not cover all necessary dental procedures. It is important for patients to understand their dental plans, and covered benefits are...
4 Myths About Dental Implants
Dental implants have been offered in recent years as a panacea for fixing the problem of ailing teeth. However, the reality when it comes to treating a badly injured or infected tooth is more complex. Both endodontic procedures such as root canals and dental implants...
Employee Spotlight: Dallas Clary
At Phoenix Endodontic Group, we believe our staff is what makes our practice so successful! As part of our employee spotlight series, this month, we are highlighting Dallas Clary, one of our dental assistants! With over 17 years of experience in dentistry, she loves...
Two Root Canals, Same Tooth—Endodontic Retreatment
Endodontically treated teeth can last a lifetime. Some of these teeth, however, may not heal properly or may develop new problems months, or even years, after they were initially treated. An additional endodontic treatment, called a retreatment (a second root canal...
What If My Root Canal Isn’t Enough?
Even though contemporary root canal procedures have very high success rates, not every root canal treatment is permanently effective. Tooth root systems can be complex, and undiscovered and untreated canals can harbor infections that threaten the pulp of a tooth...
Rules for Today’s Workplace
You would think that the business of treating teeth with Root Canals in Scottsdale, Phoenix and Paradise Valley is boring business – I am here to tell you it is not. However, the workplace as we all used to know it has changed dramatically. This has to do mostly with...
Dental Emergency Over the Weekend
Tooth pain is almost always a signal that something is wrong inside your mouth and that you need to see a dentist immediately. The last thing you want to worry about in this situation is what day of the week it is. Specialists with the Phoenix Endodontic Group, like...
What Is A Non-Restorable Tooth?
The goal of endodontic treatment is to save the natural tooth for a lifetime. However, there are instances in which a dentist or specialist may decide that a tooth cannot be saved and, therefore, render it “non-restorable.” These teeth may also be called...
Dental Implants 101
When you’re experiencing pain from a damaged or infected tooth, you typically have one top priority: to feel better quickly. Your dental team will likely recommend one of two treatment pathways for you at this point. You will either have to undergo a root canal...
How Do Endodontists Save Teeth?
If your tooth has become compromised due to disease or injury, you may be wondering what a Scottsdale endodontist can do to help you. Since even the best dental implant doesn’t function as well as your natural tooth can, it’s important to understand how Scottsdale...
Endodontic Technology
Endodontics became a specialty in the early 1960s, but dentists have been performing root canal procedures on patients since the 1800s. Thankfully, the world of root canals has come a long way since the turn of the 19th century. Implementing a root canal has gotten...
Online Dental Referral System
Phoenix Endodontic Group has been using an online patient referral system since 2005. That’s right – for the last 11 years, we have offered our referring dentists the ease and convenience of online referrals and case management for patients sent to our office for...
Benefits of Root Canal Therapy
Despite a recent increase in awareness of the role of endodontists, root canal therapy is still feared by more than half (54%) of all Americans, according to a 2014 survey. This is truly unfortunate because the procedure has great potential to improve a dental...
What to do in a Dental Emergency?
Because so many patients equate the practice of dentistry with pain, they may often wait to seek dental care. However, patients who neglect to attend their regular dentist appointments can be more susceptible to a possible progression of infection and/or dental...
Phoenix Endodontic Group Volunteered At HopeFest
Team members of Phoenix Endodontic Group participated in the 2016 HopeFest event which took place April 15th-16th at CHASE Field in Phoenix. This annual event provides a wide range of sevices to the homeless and economically challenged members of our community. The...
Dentists and Endodontists Work Together
While public awareness campaigns in recent years have highlighted the role of endodontists in dental care, the first time many patients see the way that general dentists work with endodontists is when their family dentist makes a referral to one because they need a...
Importance of Saving the Tooth
When faced with the decision of saving a natural tooth through endodontic treatment, a patient should feel confident that this is the best choice for their health and cosmetic results. There are many advantages to saving the natural tooth such as: normal biting...
What To Expect Post Root Canal
While modern root canals are safe, effective procedures that usually eliminate tooth discomfort, if you’ve never had one, you may not know what to expect immediately after your procedure. Here is a list of things to look for and be aware of in the days, weeks and...
What Sets Our Endodontic Office Apart?
The entire team at Phoenix Endodontic Group has a keen awareness that we are here to provide gentle and individualized care to all patients entrusted to us by our referring doctors or that have sought us out on their own. There are many endodontic specialists in the...
Why Should You Refer to Phoenix Endodontic Group?
As a practitioner of general dentistry, it’s your goal to provide quality service to your patients, even in the most challenging clinical circumstances. Sometimes, that means referring a patient to be treated by a dental specialist. For cases in which a natural tooth...
What is Implantology?
When a client visits an endodontist’s office with an infected or damaged tooth, most of the time, the practitioner is able to save the natural tooth. However, sometimes this isn’t possible, and then it is necessary to extract the tooth and replace it with a dental...
Root Canals Aren’t What They Used to Be
Root canals have definitely evolved over the last several decades. For many years, root canals were synonymous with untoward events in people’s lives. Common phrases such as “I’d rather have a root canal than…” or “that hurt worse than a root canal” have haunted the...
Endodontists Play An Important Role In Dental Health
No matter how permanent something seems in our lives, the element of change is always in play. Telephones have evolved from a device affixed to a wall that had us shouting into a large funnel to send our voice across the wires, into today’s “smartphones” that are...
Care For Your Tooth After A Root Canal
Having a root canal treatment is one big step toward saving an infected or damaged tooth. However, the root canal procedure itself, which has a 95 percent success rate, is only the beginning of the treatment process. There are several steps you can take - some...
Why Do Dentists Refer to Endodontists?
Endodontics is one of nine specialties recognized by the American Dental Association, so it’s not surprising that Phoenix endodontists get many of their patients from referrals from general dentists. According to the American Association of Endodontists, 97 percent of...
How to Save a Knocked-Out Tooth
One of the most traumatic dental injuries a person can experience is having a permanent (“adult”) tooth knocked out. Many knocked-out teeth happen as a result of sports injuries or other accidental blows to the face. The good news is that if proper steps are followed...