Helping You Maintain Your Smile for Life
Lubbock Dental Specialists is a multi-specialty practice that provides patients of all ages in Lubbock and Amarillo with superior endodontic and oral surgery care.
Dr. Scherer is an experienced endodontist who specializes in saving and restoring your natural teeth. With decades of experience, Dr. Scherer can diagnose and treat complex oral infections, repair tissues and tooth structures, and perform root canal treatment, endodontic retreatment, post and core build up, endodontic emergencies, and other endodontic services with great comfort and precision.
Dr. Graves and Dr. Wilkinson are board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeons who manage a variety of oral health conditions and provide services such as dental implants, wisdom teeth removal, tooth extractions, bone grafting, and more. Our team of dental professionals works together to improve your oral health, restore confidence in your smile, and help you maintain beautifully healthy teeth for life.
We create an inviting atmosphere in our office and offer a range of sedation options to ensure a comfortable surgical experience. We also offer free Wi-Fi, welcome patients to a complimentary snack bar, and have TVs throughout the practice to help our patients feel more at ease.
Featured Procedures
As a multi-specialty practice, we offer many endodontic and oral surgery services for children and adults in Lubbock and Amarillo, TX.
Root Canal Treatment
There is a hollow section inside of every tooth called a root canal. If the dental pulp within this root canal becomes infected, the pulp eventually becomes destroyed and tooth loss can occur. Root canal therapy aims to save a natural tooth by removing the infection. Infected dental pulp can cause mild to severe tooth pain, and undergoing root canal therapy will also alleviate this discomfort.
During root canal treatment, Dr. Scherer will access the root canal, remove infected tissue, clean the root canals, and insert a filling. Many teeth that require root canal treatment are cracked or weakened and require a dental crown, which is placed by your restorative dentist. Dr. Scherer makes root canal treatment comfortable and easy, and we offer a range of sedation options for your comfort.
Endodontic Surgery
Root canal treatment can save many infected teeth, but if infection or pain persists following root canal therapy, endodontic surgery may be necessary to save the tooth. There are several types of endodontic procedures, and Dr. Scherer will closely examine your needs to determine the right option with the highest chances of saving your natural teeth.
The types of endodontic surgical procedures we offer include apicoectomy to remove inflamed tissue at the tip of an infected root, replantation to treat the tooth outside of the mouth and reinsert it into the socket, and root repair to treat an injured tooth root. By undergoing the necessary endodontic procedure, we can potentially avoid losing the permanent tooth completely.
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Root Canal Treatment
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Endodontic Surgery