When it comes to dentistry, no other procedure gets a bad rep quite like a root canal. Whether you’ve ever had a root canal or not, just the thought of a dentist working on the soft inner tissue of your tooth can send chills up your spine. This is certainly understandable. But at Bayou Dental Group, we know that the collective attitude toward … [Read more...]
You CAN Have A Painless Root Canal Treatment In Monroe, LA [video]
[youtube id="e5uqv4UYb2c" w="330" h="230" align="right" crop="c" transcript="" title="Hiwathaw C. on her root canal and what sets this practice apart from others" title_style="middle"] Forget the horror stories you may have heard. Forget what you have seen in movies. Root canal treatments can be performed painlessly. Need proof? Just ask the … [Read more...]
You Can Take Steps To Avoid A Root Canal
Imagine how you would feel if you learned that you needed a root canal treatment, and the dentist had to do it as soon as possible. You may think that's an unlikely scenario, but in some dental emergencies, that is precisely what may need to happen. You can do things to reduce your risk of a tooth infection, which also makes it less likely that … [Read more...]
Busting Myths About Root Canals
If you ever watched the television show "Mythbusters," then you know the premise of the show was to demonstrate if something was confirmed, plausible, or "busted." They often took on generally held beliefs such as whether yawning is contagious and the "five-second rule" about dropping food. We wish they had done an episode on another widely held … [Read more...]