When I had a tooth surprise me and die last fall, my general dentist sent me over here for a root canal and I had a great one! The office had availability within a week, Dr. Machado did the root canal and was excellent throughout—very slow/careful anesthetic injection (less pain), very comfortable throughout. Office staff were all very friendly and helpful. Six months out and the tooth still has no feeling, perfectly happy about that.
My only suggestion for improvement is that the nitrous oxide cannula was very not-awesome. Instead of the bigger cannula that goes completely over the nose, this one had a little thingy that went up the nose and did not fully cover, nor did it make a good seal. The nitrous worked, but not as well as it has worked for me in the past, but what I really didn’t like is that I could smell all the gross things from the procedure— the bleach, the burnt smell, the disinfectant— I really like the ones that go all the way over the nose, so there is no smelling of any of that grossness. (also I think having the nitrous escape out into the room presents a risk to the dentist??) The nitrous was also a lot more expensive than other competing dentists, which was definitely a letdown given the experience. While the rest of the root canal went well, I would probably look for a different provider if they haven’t changed their nitrous cannula if I need another root canal. (seriously, check out the options out there— some dentist offices even have pleasantly scented cannulas that smell like vanilla or oranges— I think the nitrous cost was like $150 or something outrageous, making it worth it for the client is worth it for business! Everywhere else I’ve been only charges $50-75).
- Alicia Gauthier