A mum had to have all of her teeth removed and her jaw replaced three times after she got an infected tooth. Meighan Maselli, 36, needed a root canal and two teeth had to be removed after her dentist ...

A badly decayed or infected tooth, primarily requires a root canal treatment. It's a conservative approach to save your natural teeth. The root canal is an integral component of your tooth, comprising ...

Root canal treatment, laser root disinfection, root planing and curettage, apicectomy are treatments for infected roots. Brush twice, gum massages, tongue cleaning for oral hygiene. Use mouth wash, ...

This week, a puzzled face poked around my surgery room door seeking assistance. The situation? “A piece of the patient’s brain is coming out attached to an upper molar as I’m extracting it...” Never ...

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 ...

Meighan Maselli, 36, states that complications from the infected tooth have led to her losing almost all of her jaw and all of her teeth. A mum had to have all of her teeth removed and her jaw ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)’s School of Dentistry has revealed that Alzheimer’s disease may potentially be spread from infected teeth via dental ...

Root canal, despite being a common treatment, still has many murky misconceptions. Dentist dispels common myths to clear the air. Root canal is a common dental procedure, but it still strikes fear, ...

CLAIM: The No. 1 cause of heart attacks is a tooth treated for a root canal. THE FACTS: There’s no credible scientific evidence that having a root canal can cause a heart attack, according to ...