Scientists are uncovering a surprising link between hidden tooth infections and blood sugar problems. Deep infections around ...

Scientists dug up a Paleolithic tooth that shows signs that these hominins may have been capable of executing a precise ...

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 ...

New research suggests chronic infections around the tip of a tooth root may be linked to poorer blood sugar control and wider inflammation in the body. Some studies found that people who had root ...

Molar found in Siberia features deep hole that appears to show earliest known evidence of dental treatment ...

Imaging aided in managing a man’s atypical root canal anatomy in which the distobuccal canal of his maxillary second molar was close to the palatal root canal with partially fused roots. The case ...

Most people have heard the term “root canal” or have even had the procedure but are unsure of exactly what root canal treatment is. “I have heard many patients say a root canal is when a dentist ...

The prehistoric hominins “apparently were very adept at what we would consider invasive medicine,” said the anthropologist ...

Hearing that you need a root canal often triggers instant dental anxiety, but for many patients, a quick internet search ...

Do you know what’s going on inside your teeth? I had never even contemplated the matter until April, when one of my molars began its revolt and my teeth became the only things I was capable of ...