Root canal recovery usually follows a clear timeline. Discomfort peaks in the first two days. It improves over the first week. Then, the area completely settles. As a result, the tooth heals and the final restoration is placed securely. For anxious patients, understanding your root canal recovery timeline is vital. Therefore, you need to know…

If a damaged tooth can still be saved, a root canal is usually the better long term option because it preserves your natural tooth, while extraction is appropriate when the tooth is too broken, decayed, or risky to repair. A root canal removes the infected pulp, cleans the inside, and seals the tooth so it…

Dr. Nova Aghbashian was recently featured in The San Fernando Valley Sun in an article about proposed cuts to Medi-Cal dental funding and the potential impact on patients across California. In the article, Dr. Aghbashian shared concerns about how reduced dental funding could affect access to care, especially for communities that already face barriers to…

A modern root canal usually does not hurt because the area is completely numbed with local anesthesia, and most patients feel far more pain from the toothache before treatment than from the procedure itself. The idea that root canals are the most painful dental procedure is the biggest myth in dentistry today. In this article,…