Imaging helped guide the dental treatment of a woman with two molars that had at least six abnormal root canals due to taurodontism, a tooth development disorder. The case report was published on ...

This week, a puzzled face poked around my surgery room door seeking assistance. The situation? “A piece of the patient’s brain is coming out attached to an upper molar as I’m extracting it...” Never ...

In 2018, I treated a patient with jaw pain -- but something was more serious. Jonathan had a root canal procedure performed on his upper right molar about three months before I saw him. His general ...

What Is a Root Canal? A root canal is a treatment used to repair and save a tooth that is badly decayed or infected. A tooth's nerve and pulp can become irritated, inflamed, and infected due to deep ...

Question: My dentist recently took out an upper back tooth and left me with a hole into my sinus cavity. I had to be treated by an oral surgeon to fix the problem. What went wrong? - Mr. L., Lake ...

You might assume root canals are painful, but many people report they're no more painful than getting a filling. The discomfort you may have leading up to this kind of dental care can be very painful ...

Please may I have your advice, I have been battling with a painfull left maxillary sinus for the last 6months or so , the pain is tollerable and sometimes not ,no running nose just the pain and it ...

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 ...