A root canal is a dental procedure that gets rid of damage in your tooth’s roots while preserving your natural tooth. Root canals become necessary when infection or inflammation develops in the soft ...

Root canal treatment is designed to save a natural tooth by removing infected pulp, not to cause pain. An infected tooth, often causing severe tooth pain or sensitivity, can lead to bone loss or ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

A root canal ranks high on most people's list of dreaded dental procedures, and it results in a dead tooth susceptible to further decay. Now scientists have developed a peptide hydrogel designed to ...

(StatePoint) If you’ve been told you need a root canal, you may be dreading the procedure or even trying to find a way out of it. The good news? Today’s root canal treatment is nothing like the myths ...

CLEARWATER, Fla., July 19, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The dentists of Clearwater Dental Associates are spreading awareness of the causes of toothaches to Clearwater, FL and are now accepting new ...

As per a group of researchers, a root canal is not just good for your oral health, but for your metabolic health too. The study focused on apical periodontitis, an inflammation around the root of the ...

According to a new study, combining exercise with omega-3 supplements reduced inflammation and, thereby, the severity of a chronic tooth root infection. It suggests a relatively simple means of ...

As a public health dentist and researcher, for years I saw the same pattern. Patients with deep root infections often had wider health problems, particularly those with diabetes. I did not yet ...

Kara Edwards recently developed migraines, hallucinations, and stomach pain due to a tooth infection. It turns out a botched root canal 15 years prior allowed an infection to spread to her sinuses. If ...