While both options can relieve pain and address the problem, saving your natural tooth with a root canal is often the superior choice for long-term oral health, comfort, and aesthetics. In this ...

A chipped tooth and a cracked tooth, though similar, are different. A chipped tooth is a tooth that has broken. A small or large ... part of the tooth is removed. After a root canal, the dentist will ...

Below is a partial transcript Heidi Lobprise, DVM, DAVDC: So, we certainly look at the tooth, the amount of damage that's ...

Trauma to your teeth from bruxism (tooth grinding), cracks in your tooth, or loose or broken ... may undergo a root canal treatment to remove infected or inflamed pulp or tooth extraction to ...

Study co-author Thomas Gnoske found thousands of hairs embedded in the exposed cavities of the broken teeth. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

Usually, the socket—the hole in the bone where the tooth was pulled—is covered by a protective blood clot as the area heals. A dry socket can result if the clot does not form or gets dislodged. If you ...

Joe Root broke England’s Test runs record with a brilliant unbeaten 176 in the first Test against Pakistan, passing fellow ...

Root’s innings took him to 12,578 runs in 147 Tests, over 100 clear of Cook’s previous record of 12,472. The Yorkshireman averages 51.34 for his 268 innings. Should he be dismissed on day four in ...