About Dr. Take
Dr. Aki Take is a Board-Certified Endodontist at Aloha Dental Specialty Center in Beaverton, Oregon. He holds Diplomate status with the American Board of Endodontics (ABE) — a designation earned by fewer than 30 percent of practicing endodontists nationwide and renewed through ongoing case review and examination.
Endodontics is the dental specialty focused on the inside of the tooth — the pulp, nerve, and root system. When patients experience tooth pain, dental trauma, or infection, endodontic treatment can often save a natural tooth that would otherwise need extraction. Dr. Take specializes in root canal therapy, endodontic retreatment, apicoectomy (surgical root canal procedures), traumatic dental injury management, and the diagnosis of complex tooth pain.
In practice, Dr. Take uses modern endodontic technology — including dental operating microscopes, cone-beam CT imaging, and advanced rotary instrumentation — to perform procedures that are more precise and more comfortable than the root canals patients may remember from years ago. Most of his patients are surprised by how routine the appointment feels, and by how quickly they're out of pain afterward.
When other doctors at Aloha Dental Specialty Center encounter cases where saving a tooth requires endodontic expertise — whether retreating a previously failed root canal, addressing implant complications involving adjacent teeth, or diagnosing pain that doesn't respond to standard treatment — they refer to Dr. Take.
What Dr. Take Treats
- Root canal therapy — primary endodontic treatment with magnification and modern files
- Endodontic retreatment — when a previous root canal has failed or is symptomatic
- Apicoectomy / endodontic microsurgery — when surgical access is the best path
- Cracked-tooth diagnosis — identifying fractures with magnification and transillumination
- Complex tooth-pain diagnosis — pulpal versus periodontal versus referred pain
- Internal bleaching for discolored non-vital teeth
Why See an Endodontist
An endodontist completes 2–3 years of specialty training after dental school dedicated to root canal therapy, the inside of the tooth, and the management of dental pain. For straightforward root canals your general dentist can often complete treatment in-office; for complex anatomy, retreatment, surgical cases, or hard-to-diagnose pain, a board-certified endodontist gives you the best chance of saving the tooth.
For Referring Dentists
We accept referrals from general dentists across Washington County. Treatment notes, post-op imaging, and outcome reports are sent back to the referring office for continuity of care. Call (503) 822-0096 or use the referring-doctors portal.