Despite its reputation, a root canal is often smoother, quicker and less painful than most people expect. Here’s what you can ...

Special dry-mouth rinses, lozenges and sprays can provide immediate relief, according to Dr. Taylor. Chewing sugarless gum, ...

A root canal is a treatment used to repair a damaged tooth. The procedure involves removing the diseased or infected portion of the tooth, sealing the canals (pathways into the tooth), and repairing ...

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This article was originally published on Undark. When a dentist told Corrine Rivera that her 7-year-old daughter needed a baby root canal at her routine checkup, Rivera didn’t understand that “baby” ...

In the 1920s, Weston Price, a Canadian dentist, theorized that root canals – procedures in which infected or inflamed pulp is removed from the inside of a tooth – allow bacteria to "leak" into the ...

An apicoectomy is considered a minor dental procedure. It’s often performed on both adults and children to save a tooth. Here’s what you need to know. An apicoectomy is a common dental procedure where ...

President Biden was "doing just fine" after a root canal on Monday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, describing him as being back at work in the residence after the surgery. White ...

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