My dentist told me I needed a root canal and I politely told him I would prefer to go to an Endodontics specialist and he sent me to Dr. Kane. With much better equipment he confirmed that I didn't need a root canal at all on that one! Later on I had another tooth and it was confirmed I did need a root canal. First lesson here: Go to a specialist, besides being a nice guy and a great doctor Dr. Kane and his staff are just terrific. The whole thing was a piece of cake. I had no pain afterwards and didn't need any of the vicodin he had prescribed for later. Dr. Kane called me that night to see how I was doing. You can't do better than this if you need the dreaded root canal. He and his staff are really the best and extreme pro's!