Root Canal Therapy | Fishers Indiana

What is a root canal?

A root canal is one of the most common dental procedures performed, well over 14 million every year. This simple treatment can save your natural teeth and prevent the need for dental implants or bridges.

At the center of your tooth is pulp. Pulp is a collection of blood vessels and nerves that helps to build the surrounding tooth. Infection of the pulp can be caused by trauma to the tooth, deep decay, cracks and chips, or repeated dental procedures. Symptoms of the infection can be identified as visible injury or swelling of the tooth, sensitivity to temperature, or pain in the tooth and gums.


Are You Seeking Relief from a Painful or Sensitive Tooth?

Pain in your tooth or gums may be a symptom of infected pulp. Drs. Moretton, Vail and Mintz can perform a Root Canal to treat the infected pulp, relieve pain, and save your natural teeth!

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How is a root canal performed?

If you experience any of these symptoms, your dentist will most likely recommend non-surgical treatment to eliminate the diseased pulp. This injured pulp is removed and the root canal system is thoroughly cleaned and sealed. Root canal therapy usually involves local anesthesia and may be completed in one or more visits depending on the treatment required. Success for this type of treatment occurs in about 90% of cases.

If your tooth is not amenable to endodontic treatment or the chance of success is unfavorable, you will be informed at the time of consultation or when a complication becomes evident during or after treatment. We use local anesthesia to eliminate discomfort. In addition, we will provide nitrous oxide analgesia if indicated. You will be able to drive home after your treatment, and you probably will be comfortable returning to your normal routine.

What happens after root canal treatment?

Root canal treatment can relieve pain by removing damaged tissues from teeth

When your root canal therapy has been completed, a record of your treatment will be sent to your restorative dentist. You should contact their office for a follow-up restoration within a few weeks of completion at our office. Your restorative dentist will decide on what type of restoration is necessary to protect your tooth.

It is rare for endodontic patients to experience complications after routine endodontic treatment or microsurgery. If a problem does occur, however, we are available at all times to respond. To prevent further decay, continue to practice good dental hygiene.

How much will a root canal cost?

The cost associated with the root canal procedure can vary depending on factors such as the severity of damage to the affected tooth and which tooth is affected. In general, endodontic treatment is much less expensive than tooth removal and replacement with an artificial tooth.

Endodontic Presentation

To provide you with a better understanding of endodontic procedures, we have provided the following multimedia presentation. Many common questions pertaining to root canal therapy are discussed.


Endodontic Specialists

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The team at Endodontics is awesome, they took great care of me and made sure that I had no discomfort and yes I would highly recommend your office to anyone.

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Everyone was pleasant and very informative. Always made sure I was comfortable and pain free.

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I had a great experience for a root canal. No pain that evening or the next day. Very impressed with the care I was given. Are you sure a procedure was performed?

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My apprehension of root canals is gone. Approximately one hour in the chair. No pain. Excellent care!

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Already referred friend...all good. I must make positive comments to your whole operation. Very efficient and under the circumstances, very focused on the patient and their well being. The team truly focuses in on trying to make the absolute best of what is a not so fun experience. Kudos to the whole team!

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Staffs and Doctor are very professional and nice. I never felt any pain during and after the procedure. I will definitely coming back for any endodontic needs in the future.

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I think Endodontics Specialists is like knowing that you’re a station wagon but still getting treated like a Rolls-Royce. It’s a very random analogy but the moment I walk in the door I’m treated like they know me (knowing they don’t). Everyone is incredibly kind, thorough, and incredibly observant to my comfort (mental, emotional, and physical). It’s just genuinely a great place to have a horrible experience and I just say horrible experience because I HATE dental work.

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The doctor and her staff kept me so comfortable I forgot I had a cavity and undergoing a root canal

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Dr. Moretton and staff are always respectful and I appreciate their attentiveness.

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Dr. Vail is so kind and comforting! I came to her on an emergency referral and will in the future only see her! She is the most amazing endodontic specialist I have ever seen.

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Dr. Moretton and his assistants are an exemplary team. I was greeted by Renee with a friendly greeting and smile. The efficiency, professionalism, friendliness, and competency are beyond measure. I can't get over the clarity with which Alex explained the procedures and the steps she was taking before I saw Dr. Moretton. She is wonderful. I can say the same about Dr. Moretton. His friendliness and caring nature were remarkable and his communication with me during the procedure was off the charts. I had zero pain/discomfort during the entire procedure. I highly recommend Dr. Moretton and his staff. What a positive experience. Oh...and...Brittany ran outside after me to hand me my paperwork which I had left on the counter. Again, Dr. Moretton and Endodontic Specialists are the very best!

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Great experience and I have had multiple root canals at multiple places. This was by for best a root canal could be.

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I had a great experience. The staff was very caring and made a pregnant woman who was terrified to have a root canal very comfortable. Thank you!

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