Paul Carruth, DDS

Dr. Carruth is by far the best dentist for root canals!
My experience with him has been nothing but the best!
A little background of my situation that he fixed.
I had a bad situation where a crown of only a year old, was poorly done. Being misdiagnosed by another dentist thinking the crown was too high. I did nothing about it. When I went into Dr. Carruth’s office, my gum had swollen so much that I was having difficulty smiling. I was almost at an emergency state.
Dr Carruth, diagnosed me right away after some x-​rays. It was simple and easy. He is a wonderful dentist who knows how to explain things in a way that’s easy to understand. He was able to do the procedure right away. They give you the option to have your favorite music on with noise canceling Bose headphones. The procedure felt much better than some fillings I’ve had. Dr. Carruth really cares about his patients and wants them to heal thoroughly.
Since my root canal was much more complicated with infection, he was kind to call and check on me. During follow up visits, he cleaned the inside of the tooth and put in a temporary filing to make sure it heals properly.
I wouldn’t go to anyone else! He’s the best Endo Root Canal dentist in Charlotte!

Had to go for my first root canal and I was terrified. I’d heard so many horrible things about the procedure over the years and I’m one of those people with back lower molars that WON’T get numb no matter how many shots you give me.
I spent the night before my appointment stressing and reading everything on the internet about how hard it was to anesthetize a person with a «hot» tooth and began dreading my appointment even more.
When I showed up at the office, the staff was super nice and I immediately asked if they had nitrous (which is one of the things they suggested online for a person who was resistant to numbing) No, they didn’t. «But don’t worry,» one of the staff said «We have a secret weapon.» «What’s that?» I asked. «Dr. Carruth.» She responded. I smiled, but I wasn’t sold.
I finally met Dr. Carruth when I was brought back to a room to begin the consultation before the procedure. I don’t know what I was expecting, but this guy looked young. I mean, REALLY young. I’m thinking, «Oh, great. I’ve got Doogie Howser doing my root canal.»
Turns out Dr. Carruth has a fantastic bedside manner and did his best to put me at ease when I told him how hard it was to get me numbed. I’m really glad I told him that information and how terrified I was. He promised me that he would do everything to keep me from feeling any pain.
They gave me a set of Bose noise canceling headphones before the procedure so I could drown out the sound of the dental drill which was a great idea.
As the procedure progresses, Dr. Carruth constantly monitored my comfort level. Anytime I felt anything (and it was usually just a mild jolt) he would stop, and administer more lidocaine and make sure I was okay before he continued.
About halfway through the procedure I finally trusted him and started to calm down. He completed the root canal and I really never was in any true pain. He was fantastic as was his assistant, Oriana.
I can’t recommend this doctor and his practice more highly. I’m sure I’m the type of patient they dread having, but Dr. Carruth put me completely at ease and did an excellent job on my mouth. He really is the practices’ secret weapon.

Dr. Sugg retired recently and the practice was bought by Dr. Carruth. Dr. Carruth is very kind and compassionate towards his patients. The guy was working on a molar and in my mouth for well over two hours and let me hang out listening to his personal spotify account on his phone with noise canceling headphones. He had a lot of work to do while I hung out with Jack Johnson most of the time.
Being new to the area & having my first root canal at 26 sucked. But Dr Carruth made it all ok.
If you need a root canal or dental work check him out!