When faced with a severe toothache, many patients are presented with two primary treatment options: root canal therapy or ...

"A tooth infection can kill you, but rarely," warns a Cleveland Clinic expert. Here's how to recognize the risks and how it can escalate.

Researchers are investigating a groundbreaking method to combat advanced tooth decay that may eliminate the need for dental ...

Knowing about how long a tooth will survive after a root canal can be useful in dental practice, and help patients and dentists make better oral care decisions. Teeth survive about 11 years after ...

A root canal is when the internal part of the tooth is infected, the nerve has died, or it's painful. We make a small opening on either the chewing surface of a back tooth or the back side of a ...

Root canal treatment (RCT) may be necessary to treat an abscess deep inside the tooth. The procedure involves drilling into the tooth to remove the tooth’s pulp, bacteria, and any accumulated ...

StemDen was awarded in October a total of $200,000 at the annual Slingshot competition held in Singapore. That contest ...

A chipped or broken tooth can happen to anyone, often at the most unexpected moment. Whether it’s the result of a fall, a ...

A woman who needed a dental crown following a root canal on one of her teeth was left in severe pain after a dentist mistakenly crowned. The tooth had been “perf ...

A patient needs a crown when the tooth has been compromised with, you know obviously, a big cavity or a root canal or a large filling that takes up more than 3/4 the size of a tooth. If you were ...

A root canal treatment is a dental procedure used to treat infection or damage inside a tooth, specifically in the pulp (the soft tissue at the center of the tooth). It involves removing the infected ...