Everett Endodontics

Specialties

Endodontic (root canal) therapy is a highly specialized type of dental care that was developed to save teeth by the removal of infected or damaged tissue (called dental pulp) from inside of the tooth. Dental pulp contains blood vessels and nerves that help nourish the tooth. Infected pulp, if left untreated, can lead to a painful abscess. Once x-​rays or other tests determine that the pulp is infected, root canal treatment may be necessary.

The procedure is typically accomplished in one or two visits with little or no discomfort through the use of local anesthetics. During the procedure the pulp is removed and the root canal is cleaned, disinfected and sealed with a filling material to prevent further infection.

Most of the time, a root canal is all that is needed to save a tooth with injured pulp from being unnecessarily extracted. However, occasionally, this non-​surgical procedure will not be enough to heal the tooth and endodontic surgery will be recommended. Endodontic surgery is u

Meet the Business Owner

Tiina O.

Business Owner

Dr. Oviir has been an endodontist in the Seattle area since 1999. Prior to opening Everett Endodontics, she worked at Alderwood Endodontics for five years and before that was full-​time Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington, School of Dentistry Endodontics Department. In addition to teaching, she also practiced in the UW Hospital Dental Clinic and with Bellevue Endodontic Associates. Dr. Oviir received her Endondontics certificate from Columbia University in New York in 1999 and graduated from the University of Tartu Dental School in Estonia in 1986. She worked as a general dentist for eight years in Estonia before traveling to the United States.