Root canal is often the choice whenever a tooth causes serious pain to an individual. The tooth may hurt for one of many different reasons as follows. 1. There is very deep, extensive tooth decay that ...

Over the last few years, there have been talks that root canal (a dental procedure to treat infected or damaged pulp - the soft tissue inside the tooth) is closely connected to cancer, specifically ...

A tooth has outer enamel, the dentin (main body of the tooth) and the soft tooth pulp. Nerves and blood vessels enter the tooth through the end of the root (called the apex) and then pass through a ...

We’ve all felt that sinking feeling when a routine dental check-up suddenly turns into a list of procedures. The thought of a numbing shot, the high-pitched drill, the awkwardness of lying still and ...

Root canal treatment is needed when the bacteria in your mouth infect the pulp inside your tooth. This condition happens when a cavity is neglected for a long period of time. Additionally, it could ...

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” ...