Same-week relief for tooth pain, with a numbed, comfortable procedure completed close to home on Armitage Avenue.
Tooth pain that lingers after hot or cold, or that wakes you up at night, is often a sign the nerve inside a tooth has become infected or inflamed. A root canal removes that damaged nerve tissue, cleans out the infection, and seals the tooth so it can stay in your mouth instead of being extracted.
Cityview Dental Arts, the Dental Group of Chicago office serving Bucktown at 2232 W. Armitage Ave, completes root canals in house so Bucktown patients can get relief without a separate trip to an outside endodontist for most cases.
Bucktown is a competitive neighborhood for dental care, and we earn patients by being genuinely convenient and thorough rather than by being the closest option on a map. Dr. Jerome Bock founded Cityview Dental Arts and continues to see patients here, alongside Dr. Melissa Youseffi, and together they handle general, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry in-house so most patients are not sent elsewhere for treatment.
We are also in-network with most major PPOs, including Delta Dental, MetLife, Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Guardian, and United Healthcare, and every visit includes the same comfort menu, heated blankets, warm neck pillows, and a coffee bar, that our patients have come to expect.
Dr. Bock founded Cityview Dental Arts and continues to treat patients from the Bucktown office today. His long history in the neighborhood means many patients have trusted him with their care for years, now backed by the resources of Dental Group of Chicago.
Dr. Youseffi joined the Cityview Dental Arts team in 2026, bringing additional capacity to the Bucktown office so patients can get the care they need without a long wait for an appointment.
Common signs include a lingering ache after hot or cold foods, pain when chewing or biting down, a tooth that has darkened, or a small bump on the gum near a specific tooth. Some patients have no pain at all, and the need for a root canal only shows up on a routine dental X-ray.
If you are noticing any of these signs, it is worth having the tooth checked before the infection has a chance to spread.
Modern root canal treatment is designed to relieve pain, not cause it. The area is numbed with local anesthesia first, and most patients describe the appointment as comparable to getting a filling. Dr. Bock or Dr. Youseffi removes the infected tissue, cleans and shapes the inside of the tooth, and seals it, and in many cases a crown is placed afterward to protect the tooth long term.
If a crown is part of your plan, our team can discuss dental crown options at the same visit.
Most patients return to work, school, or their normal routine the same day or the next. Numbness from the anesthesia wears off within a few hours, and any lingering soreness typically fades within a few days and responds well to over the counter pain relief.
If pain or swelling gets worse instead of better after a few days, call our office so we can take a look.
We are in-network with Delta Dental, MetLife, Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Guardian, and United Healthcare, and our staff will help confirm what your plan covers before treatment begins.
For the portion insurance does not cover, financing options, including Cherry financing, are available so a payment plan can be built around your budget rather than the other way around.
Dr. Jerome Bock and Dr. Melissa Youseffi both complete root canal treatment at our Bucktown office, so most cases do not require an outside referral to an endodontist. Same-week appointments mean a painful tooth does not have to wait long for relief.
Every visit includes the same comfort menu available across our office, including a warm blanket, a neck pillow, and a coffee bar in the waiting area.
Patients throughout Bucktown, Wicker Park, and Logan Square trust Cityview Dental Arts with root canal treatment because the exam, the procedure, and the follow-up crown all happen under one roof. The American Dental Association’s patient guide to root canals is a helpful resource if you want to understand the procedure before your visit.
If a tooth has been bothering you, we would love to see you at our Armitage Avenue office.
2232 W. Armitage Ave
Chicago, IL
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