Dental Crown vs Dental Cap: Are They the Same Thing?
A dental crown and a dental cap are the same thing. Cap is just the everyday word people use. Crown is the proper dental term. Both mean a custom-made cover that fits over a damaged or weak tooth to bring back its shape, strength and looks. No difference in the...
Is Laser Dentistry Safe and What Are Its Side Effects?
Laser dentistry is safe in trained hands, on the right clinical case. Dentists use lasers to treat gum disease, remove decay, whiten teeth and perform soft-tissue procedures, often with less bleeding and a faster recovery than a conventional drill or scalpel. Side...
Can a Root Canal-Treated Tooth Last a Lifetime?
A root canal-treated tooth can last a lifetime, and loads of them do. Clear out the infected pulp, seal the tooth, cap it with a crown, and there’s no reason it won’t serve you for decades. But automatic? No. It lasts when the cleaning was thorough, the...
How Many Sittings Does a Root Canal Treatment Require?
Most root canals need one or two sittings. A simple tooth with a clean canal can be finished in a single visit. A badly infected one usually takes two, with a gap in between to let medicine clear the infection. The number isn’t fixed. It comes down to the tooth,...
What Is Endodontic Surgery and When Is It Performed?
Endodontic surgery is a small operation that clears infection at the tip of a tooth’s root when a root canal alone didn’t settle it. Usually that means an apicoectomy. The surgeon takes off the very end of the root, clears the infected tissue around it,...Medically Reviewed by
Dr. Jaydev Matapathi
BDS, MDS (Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics)
MFD RCSI (UK), MFDS RCPS (Glasgow, UK)
Member Faculty of Dentistry — Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Member Faculty of Dental Surgery — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow Dual Super-Specialisation: Microscopic Endodontics & Smile Designing
Member Faculty of Dental Surgery — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow Dual Super-Specialisation: Microscopic Endodontics & Smile Designing