A root canal's goal is simple: eliminate infection and save a tooth. It's not the nightmare it's made out to be.

When should someone see an endodontist instead of a general dentist? That question is answered in a HelloNation article featuring Dr. Allen Meier of the Endodontic Center of Southern Indiana. The ...

As a public health dentist and researcher, for years I saw the same pattern. Patients with deep root infections often had ...

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / December 01, 2025 / Although your dentist aims to preserve your natural smile, sometimes a tooth extraction is necessary. For example, if you have a broken ...

Sasha Ross, DMD, MS, is a board-certified periodontist who has been with the Cleveland Clinic since 2013. She earned her dental degree from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and completed her ...

A tooth infection might seem like a relatively minor health issue, but its effects can reach far beyond the mouth.

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 ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Just as the coronavirus lockdown led some people to remove their own moles and skin tags, some are now ...

These pictures show dentists working on a lion - removing a massive infected canine while the 140kg big cat was sedated. Three-year-old female Lira had the 8cm tooth taken out at the Big Cat Sanctuary ...