There are valuable new developments in dentistry: stronger, natural-looking materials; improved techniques; more effective diagnostic methods; and more precise instruments. Combine them with the team at Designer Smiles in Fargo ND and you’re left with less of what used to make people dread going to the dentist. Less Pain: Improved painkillers, lasers, and cutting-edge techniques […]
Root canals
Why A Root Canal Is Not Something To Fear
This post from Designer Smiles in Fargo addresses one of the most feared dental procedures: the root canal. If you find out you need a root canal, don’t panic. When we recommend this procedure, it’s to repair and save a damaged or infected tooth. Why do people fear root canals? They have the reputation of […]
Saving Teeth
When the nerve inside a tooth is infected by bacteria, we try to save it with root canal therapy. This procedure scares a lot of people. But at Designer Smiles in Fargo, we want you to know that root canals are not nearly as bad as their reputation. In fact, they don’t cause pain, they […]
Rather Have A Root Canal?
Have you ever heard the phrase ‘I’d rather have a root canal’ to describe something painful or unpleasant? At Designer Smiles in Fargo we perform root canal therapy routinely for our patients and many report minimal discomfort. Root canal procedures have advanced significantly in recent years. For many root canal patients, the procedure is no […]
3 Problems Which May Require A Root Canal
This post from Designer Smiles in Fargo is about root canal therapy. Root canals are often feared, but they shouldn’t be, because they allow you to keep a tooth that would otherwise have to be extracted. As the saying goes, knowledge is power. It can help when you understand what is happening during what can […]