text:  Do you realize that those crowns your dentist has suggested to you are not necessary? There's also many ways you can avoid root canals by never grinding a tooth down to a crown in the first place. This is Dr. Randy Shoup. At Microscope Dentistry by Shoup, we practice tooth preservation and conservative restoration rather than 100-year-old dental techniques that most dentists still do today. We use ultra-magnification microscopes that