A root canal's goal is simple: eliminate infection and save a tooth. It's not the nightmare it's made out to be.

Patients with certain characteristics are more likely to experience severe pain after root canal therapy, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Research. Practitioners may be able to use ...

Root canals treat infected or damaged pulp tissue to save the tooth. Success relies on patient-specific factors—not just technical skill. Technology like microscopes and 3D imaging improves outcomes.

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 ...

Many of us will at some point suffer an endodontic condition, such as an inflammation in the pulp inside a tooth. This is manageable if you have access to an experienced endodontist, but a potential ...

Although there are several factors that may lead to a root canal, there are also ways to minimize your risk — with a few lifestyle changes.

Our top story of the week detailed a case in which a substance often used to disinfect root canals was injected incorrectly into a 16-year-old girl during endodontic treatment. Calcium hydroxide was ...

A root canal is a procedure designed to remove infected or inflamed pulp from inside the tooth. The pulp contains nerves and ...

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Oral health is a public health issue that significantly affects people's overall health. A ground-breaking study of root canal longevity using electronic dental record data from 46,000 root canal ...