This article was originally published on Undark. When a dentist told Corrine Rivera that her 7-year-old daughter needed a baby root canal at her routine checkup, Rivera didn’t understand that “baby” ...

A new clinical study suggests that successful root canal treatment may benefit more than just dental health. Patients treated ...

A new clinical study suggests that a root canal treatment for infected tooth can help improve blood sugars, cholesterol ...

The way to prevent diabetes and heart diseases in yourself may lie through your teeth. Research published in the Journal of Translational Medicine revealed that a successful root canal procedure may ...

When a dentist told Corrine Rivera that her 7-year-old daughter needed a baby root canal at her routine checkup, Rivera didn’t understand that “baby” was describing the tooth, not the size of the ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

When you’re in the dentist’s chair, being told that you need a filling, a crown, a root canal, or some other procedure, should you trust that advice? Or is there another option? Many factors—apart ...

I just found I'm missing chunk of tooth on my rear most molar on the lower right side. It's already had multiple repairs (a love of candy and inadequate brushing in my youth). There is no pain so am I ...

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 ...