When you are faced with a damaged or infected tooth, deciding between a root canal and an extraction is a significant choice for your long-term oral health. At our Squamish clinic, we believe that saving your natural tooth is almost always the preferred option when clinically possible.

Why Save Your Natural Tooth?

Preserving your natural tooth through Root Canals offers several clinical benefits that extraction cannot match:

• Maintaining Jawbone Density: Keeping the natural root in place helps preserve your jawbone structure.
• Preventing Tooth Drift: It ensures neighboring teeth do not shift into empty spaces, maintaining your natural bite and alignment.
• High Success Rates: Modern root canal therapy has success rates exceeding 95% and is virtually pain-free thanks to precision technology like 3D scans and digital imaging.

Considerations for Extraction

While a Tooth Extraction might seem simpler initially, it involves more complex long-term steps. Removing a tooth leads to a multi-stage healing process and typically requires a replacement like Dental Implants or Bridges to restore function. When you factor in the cost of these replacements, a root canal is often the more cost-effective and conservative choice.

Personalized Care for Your Smile

We treat each patient as we would our own family, providing personalized dental solutions tailored to your unique needs. Whether you require endodontic care to save a tooth or oral surgery for an extraction, we offer complete dental care all under one roof.

We recommend scheduling a consultation so we can perform a comprehensive exam and provide a transparent treatment plan. If you are experiencing pain, we can help determine if you need immediate care to protect your smile.

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