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” ...

Find out what a freelancer went through after heading south of the border for dental care.

Root canal treatment helps save an infected tooth, relieve pain, and stop further damage. Learn about the root canal ...

A root canal may be recommended when the soft inner part of a tooth, called the pulp, becomes infected (bacteria has entered the pulp and caused an infection). 1 This can happen because 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 ...

We’ve all felt that sinking feeling when a routine dental check-up suddenly turns into a list of procedures. The thought of a numbing shot, the high-pitched drill, the awkwardness of lying still and ...

McKennell Dental Practice has confirmed that the consultation process begins with a thorough examination of the affected ...

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 ...

Dental insurance can be a complex topic. You might be wondering what exactly it covers and whether it’s really worth the cost. But one question that's on a lot of people's minds is, Does dental ...