A damaged tooth pulp can often be treated with a root canal procedure to save the tooth and prevent extraction. The tooth root can be damaged due to decay or infection, which can result from accidental injury to the tooth, having a deep cavity, incurring a crack, or having had multiple dental treatments on the tooth in the past. Having... read more »

Dr. Mark Jensen and our team are pleased to offer root canal treatment for our patients in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, and the surrounding areas. Root canal therapy is an endodontic treatment that replaces damaged nerves and pulp within an infected or abscessed tooth. If you neglect to have a root canal treatment and your tooth pulp is infected, the tooth will... read more »

At Shawnee Village Dental, Dr. Mark Jensen and our team are here to help you achieve, maintain, and preserve a healthy smile to last a lifetime. We know how quickly an emergency can arise, so today we would like to share a few possible tooth emergencies and how to handle them so you can receive the proper treatment and resolve... read more »