DR. STANLEY M. LEVIN, DR. GARY S. LEFF, DR. RICHARD M. POLLOCK AND ASSOCIATES

If you have dental insurance, the copayment (amount not covered by insurance) is due at the first appointment.

We accept: Cash, Checks, Visa, MC, Discover and Amex.

In addition, we work with Health Care Credit Line, whereby patients may apply for credit for dental services.

Our doctors are committed to excellence and your dental health is our primary concern. Our goal is to make your time in our office as comfortable and pleasant as possible. Our mission is to provide the best endodontic care. All of the equipment and materials used in our office are of the highest quality, and we invite you to tour any one of our three state-of-the-art facilities.

Surgery can help save your tooth in a variety of situations.

Surgery may be used in diagnosis. If you have persistent symptoms but no problems appear on your x-ray, your tooth may have a tiny fracture or canal that could not be detected during nonsurgical treatment. In such a case, surgery allows your endodontist to examine the entire root of your tooth, find the problem, and provide treatment.

Sometimes calcium deposits make a canal too narrow for the instruments used in nonsurgical root canal treatment to reach the end of the root. If your tooth has this "calcification, " your endodontist may perform endodontic surgery to clean and seal the remainder of the canal.

Usually, a tooth that has undergone a root canal can last the rest of your life and never need further endodontic treatment. However, in a few cases, a tooth may not heal or become infected. A tooth may become painful or diseased months or even years after successful treatment. If this is true for you, surgery may help save your tooth.

Surgery may also be performed to treat damaged root surfaces or surrounding bone.