QUESTION: Hi, I had a root canal last year without a crown. Now I am getting pain as if I have a cavity. What products would you recommend I purchase? Thank you in advance. - Norma ANSWER: Norma - Root canals and crowns do not always go together. Sometimes they do, but not as a … [Read more...] about Pain in tooth with root canal – what can I do?
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Root canals failing – pain now less!
Dear Dr. Manhart - We had a conversation about a month ago and I told you about this mysterious pain I get in my teeth in the evening. You thought there could be a problem with my front and suggested my dentist send you my x-rays. I spoke with my dentist and he studied my x-rays going back to 1977. … [Read more...] about Root canals failing – pain now less!
“Old” root canal and “Old” amalgam fillings
QUESTION: I have recently experienced some severe toothache and I suspect that an "old" root canal treatment I had years ago may be responsible. I also have the "old" amalgam fillings which was done in the mid to late 1970's and am not sure whether to remove them or not. However, since i am now 50 … [Read more...] about “Old” root canal and “Old” amalgam fillings
Why does my root canal hurt? I thought it was dead.
The bite on that tooth may be too severe. This can be adjusted easily. It could be the root itself is defective. Calcium treatments usually correct this, but, if the root is broken, it may need to be extracted. This isn't easy to determine, even with x-rays. Teeth with root canals are not fully … [Read more...] about Why does my root canal hurt? I thought it was dead.
Root Canal
Why does my root canal hurt? I thought it was dead. The bite on that tooth may be too severe. This can be adjusted easily. It could be the root itself is defective. Calcium treatments usually correct this, but, if the root is broken, it may need to be extracted. This isn't easy to determine, even … [Read more...] about Root Canal
Calcium Root Restaurant
Back in the early 1970s at my office in Omaha’s Old Market Passageway just above VMertz Restaurant I learned a critical step in doing root canals with calcium materials. We had designed our nonsurgical Calcium Hydroxide Method of Endodontic Sealing (for root canals) and were teaching it to … [Read more...] about Calcium Root Restaurant
Questions from Mexico
Question 1. Can you recommend me a dentist in Mexico or in Latin America? None in Mexico trained, yet. Question 2. For a root canal that has apical periodontitis, what do you recommend? Do the root canal and NO apical surgery. That can heal on its own. Question 3. For a case of advanced … [Read more...] about Questions from Mexico
Great news from Arizona!
COMMENT: Dear Dr. Manhart, I was able to finally convince the root canal specialist to give me a root canal!!! She did it on the spot. She was hesitant even though the tooth had NO SENSATION at all!! I counted twelve seconds before she finally took the Endo Ice off. She doused the cotton swab with … [Read more...] about Great news from Arizona!
Who do you think you are, the worldwide experts, in Omaha?
Yes, even in Omaha, Nebraska. Our studies began in 1965 when we noticed there was little or no research on using calcium materials as a sealant in root canals nor on periodontal tissues, except in other countries. We looked into that and tested the available calcium compounds in simple, unique … [Read more...] about Who do you think you are, the worldwide experts, in Omaha?
I have a place on my gum…
QUESTION: I have a question I have a place on my gum that is like a pimple only way I can describe it and will not go away it gets somewhat better but it never does when I push on it it’s very sensitive. I’m confused in what to do next. This has been going in for about a month. Thank you. - Debra … [Read more...] about I have a place on my gum…