I'd had horrible tooth pain a few weeks ago that had left me unable to sleep for two nights, and I suspected the worst. It wasn't my first rodeo: I'd had a root canal three years prior, and while the pain didn't approach that, it was pretty darn close. A visit to my regular dentist, Mark Stevenson, proved unfruitful: He wanted to give me something to stop grinding and refill a cavity--the cavity that turned out to be the tooth that needed a root canal.
I know this setup and payoff sounds kind of like a Wayne Wright commercial (probably lost on people not familiar with the tv commercials for the lawyer in Texas), but thank God I stumbled on Dr. Anderson and his team at Keystone Endo. My dentist had said he was going to refer me, but didn't end up, so I Googled an endodontist, praying I could get treatment before my head exploded.
Keystone Endo's offices look brand new; they're done in calming shades of blue and brown, and even have a Keurig in the waiting room so you can make yourself all kinds of coffee and tea. When I was brought back to the examining rooms, my very proficient nurse figured out the problem in a matter of minutes via their quick, digital xrays and some sort of -30 degree dry ice type deal they put on your tooth to determine which ones are dead. They started treatment right away, while I was watching television. The pain was gone that night; I didn't even fill my antibiotics or take more than a few advil, and office members have called to check in with me several times since.
Specialty dentistry is so expensive and SCARY that it's important to know that you're spending your money with someone who knows what they're doing and cares about their patients. Dr. Anderson's team fulfills all that and more. Makes the holes in my teeth and wallet feel that much fuller. read more