It is very common for people who need root canal treatment to want to be asleep for the procedure. Many have heard how uncomfortable this treatment can be with local anesthetic freezing alone. Even for those whom local anesthetic has been 'ok' for fillings can find it ineffective for root canal treatment when the nerve of the tooth needs to be cut into and removed completely. Teeth that are already quite painful (a 'hot tooth'} or when there is abscessing, don't respond well to local anesthetic. You may feel numb but then quite unexpectedly feel intense pain. Others can't tolerate having a rubber dam covering their mouth for the hour or more needed for most root canal treatments.

 Being asleep through the treatment and then also getting the hollowed-out tooth built back up and prepared for a protective crown is one of the finest services offered. I have arranged for amazing, highly regarded root canal specialists to work with me in my office almost every day for when a root canal specialist is needed for the best outcome. Once I get you off to sleep the root canal specialist (Drs. Shedletsky, Dr. Glassman, Dr. Grossman, Dr. Partnoy, Dr. Seltzer) complete your root canal treatment and when they are done, I carry on with rebuilding your tooth internally and preparing it for the proactive crown it will need. You wake up with a temporary crown and completed root canal treatment ready for the placement of the final crown a few days later. One long appointment asleep and a one short appointment, usually awake and you have your tooth back to normal comfort and function!

Truly one of the finest services we offer.