Root canal treatment is designed to save a natural tooth by removing infected pulp, not to cause pain. An infected tooth, often causing severe tooth pain or sensitivity, can lead to bone loss or ...
Dental pulp regeneration remains a major clinical challenge. Researchers have discovered that SMAD7 directly forms a ...
When does tooth pain mean more than a simple cavity? That question is explored in a HelloNation article featuring Dr. Allen Meier of the Endodontic Center of Southern Indiana. The feature outlines ...
Successful root canal treatment may help lower inflammation associated with heart disease and improve blood sugar and cholesterol levels.
BOSTON - A novel treatment could one day replace the "dreaded" root canal. Dental pulp is the tissue inside a tooth that can become inflamed and infected after injury or from cavities. The problem is ...
Each year, dentists in the United States perform more than 15 million root canals on infected teeth, removing the inflamed pulp and filling the emptied canal with inert materials such as rubber and ...
Oral surgeons from Syria opted to transplant a molar instead of placing an implant in a 24-year-old female with signs of infection. Two years after the procedure, the transplanted molar had vitality ...