The Challenges of Root Caries Diagnosis and Treatment

For dental professionals, managing root caries means mastering risk assessment, patient education, and new tools like silver ...

Failed Root Canals, Lost Implants: How a Utah Dentist Accused of Substandard Care Was Allowed to Keep Practicing

Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership ...

What exactly happens in a root canal treatment? Is it a permanent or a temporary solution

A root canal treatment is used to save a natural tooth that is infected, damaged or decayed badly. RCT is a common and ...

Dentistry shake-up could see healthy waiting two years

NHS Wales dentists will no longer see patients routinely twice a year, with gaps of up to two years between regular check-ups ...
Medical Dialogues

1 Percent Phytic Acid useful Alternative to 17 Percent EDTA for Root Canal Irrigation: Study Suggests

India: 1% phytic acid is a suitable irrigating solution compared to 17% EDTA, as it causes less demineralization of radicular ...

How to Avoid a Root Canal

Special dry-mouth rinses, lozenges and sprays can provide immediate relief, according to Dr. Taylor. Chewing sugarless gum, ...

'She feels so much better': Young polar bear gets a root canal

An endodontist who normally operates on humans was part of the large team that performed the root canal on the fully sedated ...

Thane Hospital performs two surgeries in cases of Trigeminal Neuralgia, the ‘Suicide Disease’

Highland Super Speciality Hospital, Thane, has successfully performed two surgeries on patients suffering from Trigeminal ...

“Dental care should be considered necessary healthcare for all”: Woman says dental insurance “literally covers nothing” after $9K estimate

According to the dentist, she needed three root canals, three extractions, crowns, and multiple fillings. One deep cavity ...
KY3

University of Missouri veterinary students participate in tiger’s root canal at the Dickerson Park Zoo

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - It’s not every day you see a tiger getting dental work, let alone a root canal. But that’s just what Mizzou staff and students came together to do. The school diagnosed Cinta ...
WiscNews

Amy Laundrie: Living 'la dolce vita' after root canal delays trip

I’m on the porch flipping through the Italy section of my latest travel catalog when a tooth in my lower right jaw throbs. “Please stop,” I tell it. I try to distract myself with descriptions of Italy ...