A tooth that throbs, a swollen gum or a cracked filling that now hurts to bite on usually raises one question: can this tooth be kept? Dr. Henry Kim, DMD answers it from an exam and a digital X-ray, tells you straight whether a root canal or an extraction is the better call for that tooth, and quotes the treatment in writing before he begins. The office is about 10 minutes from Itasca, and the first visit is a $99 new-patient exam.
Most root canal searches start with pain. The ache comes from the infection inside the tooth, not from the treatment, and cleaning the infection out is the part that ends it. Saving the natural tooth is almost always better for your bite and your long-term cost than pulling it.
It is not always the right answer. Some teeth are too broken down to be saved, and then you are told that plainly and shown what comes next. The guide on how the root canal or extraction decision gets made walks through what Dr. Kim weighs. The general page is root canal in Bloomingdale; this one is for the trip from Itasca.
Worth asking any office, this one included.
No promise that every tooth can be saved. A tooth with too little sound structure left, or a crack that runs too deep, may need to come out. You hear that at the exam, with the X-ray in front of you.
No promise of a single visit. Many root canals take a single appointment and some take two. Which it is depends on the tooth, and you are told up front.
No stopping at the root canal. A treated tooth needs protecting. The crown is part of the same treatment, and why a crown after a root canal is not an upsell explains what it guards against.
No guessing about swelling. Some swelling means the ER before any appointment. The guide on when swelling means the ER lists the signs.
If you are in pain now, call (224) 520-8665 and the office will tell you the soonest it can see you. The emergency dentist page explains how urgent visits work.
While you wait, the ER-or-dentist guide above covers the signs that mean a hospital comes first.
The $99 new-patient exam with X-rays comes first. What a root canal costs depends on the tooth and on whether a crown is needed, so there is no number to quote from the phone. You get an itemized quote before treatment begins, and financing is available.
Most PPO plans are accepted, with benefits checked before the first appointment.
Being told a tooth needs a root canal lands differently in a second language. The diagnosis, the options and the quote can all be given in Vietnamese, Korean or Spanish, and a family member does not have to interpret for you. Say which you prefer when you book.
From Itasca, head south. Bloomingdale Road brings you nearly door to door in about 10 minutes, with no tollway. The office is at 183 S. Bloomingdale Rd., Suite #102, Bloomingdale, IL 60108, just off Lake Street, with parking at the door.
The Itasca dentist page covers everyday care, and dental implants for Itasca is the page for replacing a tooth that could not be kept.
Dr. Henry Kim, DMD, 183 S. Bloomingdale Rd., Suite #102, Bloomingdale, IL 60108. Root canal, crown and any extraction that proves necessary all happen in one office, so the plan does not change hands. See the bio page or the new patients page.
Patients rate the practice 4.8 stars over 126 Google reviews. More are on the reviews page.
“My visit was very good, with Dr. Kim and his office staff taking care of me very well. Dr. Kim performed two root canals and one implant with fantastic results.”
Bob Repetsky, Google review
Only the exam and a digital X-ray can tell, because it depends on how much sound tooth is left and where the infection sits. Dr. Kim gives you an honest recommendation for that tooth and the reasoning behind it.
The pain people fear is the infection, not the treatment. The tooth is fully numbed, and most patients say it feels like a routine filling while the ache they came in with is gone.
Many take a single appointment and some take two. You are told which to expect once the tooth has been examined.
The treated tooth needs protecting so it can take chewing for years. The crown is planned as part of the same treatment instead of being added later.
Call the office. A tooth that was treated before can sometimes be treated again, and the retreatment guide on this site explains what that involves.
It depends on the tooth and on whether a crown is needed. You get an itemized quote before treatment starts, after the $99 exam, and financing is available.
Swelling that closes an eye, spreads up the face, runs under the jaw or into the neck, comes with a fever, or makes it hard to swallow or breathe is an ER visit, now. Swelling on the gum next to one tooth, with no fever, is a call to the office today. The swelling guide on this site has the full list.
Call (224) 520-8665 or use the contact form. Mention which tooth hurts and whether there is swelling.
Book the $99 exam and find out whether the tooth can be kept, what it takes and what it costs, in writing, before anything starts. Call (224) 520-8665.
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