A root canal is a dental procedure that gets rid of damage in your tooth’s roots while preserving your natural tooth. Root canals become necessary when infection or inflammation develops in the soft ...

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 ...

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 ...

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” ...

Treating an infected tooth with a successful root canal procedure may do more than relieve pain. New research suggests it could also help reduce inflammation linked to heart disease while improving ...

A rescue tiger has undergone root canal treatment in a bid to save its top two 7cm-long canine teeth. Aqua the tiger underwent the two-hour procedure at Noah's Ark Zoo Park in Wraxall, near Bristol, ...

An 11‑year‑old cheetah named Sansa underwent a successful root‑canal procedure at Werribee Open Range Zoo in Victoria after ...