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While I may be a super dentist (speaking modestly as I always do), I am also a person capable of having the same dental issues as anyone else. Of course I do what I can to prevent disease, brushing and flossing religiously and getting regular checkups. Sometimes that isn’t enough. Last fall I started having […]

At the practice of Dr. Dean Dietrich in the Dolton, IL area, many patients may find out that they need root canal therapy. Root canal therapy is a procedure that is performed by a dentist who wants to help maintain the structure of a natural tooth and avoid extraction. There are many reasons a patient […]

Dr. Dean Dietrich is known as one of the “Top Docs in Chicago” and he continues to stand by his practice with a wide range of services including endodontics. Not every dentist in the area offers endodontics, which includes the ability to perform root canal therapy. Root canal therapy may be necessary in certain situations. […]

When patients think of root canal treatment, they often have a negative association due to thoughts of pain and discomfort. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. It is often pain that brings patients to the dentist, and they find out that the best way to eliminate pain is to perform root canal treatment. […]

When Dolton, IL area patients hear the words “root canal treatment,” they often have negative thoughts of pain. However, root canal treatment is performed to treat pain not to cause it. When the procedure is performed by the team at , patients can rest easy knowing they will be properly sedated for the entire procedure […]

People are afraid of a lot of things! Bacteria, flying, swallowing spiders while you sleep, spontaneous combustion, sharks, creepy china dolls and the supernatural all end up on lists of fears that people have. Another thing that pops up though are the words “root canal”. , in Dolton IL, gets it! Root canal treatment is […]

Few dental treatments strike more fear in the hearts and minds of patients than “root canals.” The distressing reputation of this procedure is not justified. It actually stems from pain caused by the underlying condition that results in need for root canal therapy. For more than two decades, Dr. Dean Dietrich has been helping patients […]

We see it over and over again. Patients visit us who are in pain. Maybe they haven’t slept well for days. They can’t focus on work or their families, because of that aching tooth! Sometimes, their cheeks are swollen like a chipmunk’s! But, when they leave us, they are feeling and looking more like themselves, […]

Many people may associate the words root canal with pain or discomfort, when actually the underlying problem is what causes pain. Root canal treatment can relieve pain and save a patient’s tooth. Damage to the nerve and pulp within a tooth can be caused by serious decay, trauma to the face or mouth, frequent dental […]