For roughly 15 million Americans each year, the more extensive work that's recommended is a root canal. Despite its reputation, a root canal is often smoother, quicker and less painful than most ...

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 ...

Root canals treat infected or damaged pulp tissue to save the tooth. Success relies on patient-specific factors—not just technical skill. Technology like microscopes and 3D imaging improves outcomes.

Vets at a Hampshire zoo have described the challenge of carrying out root canal work on a 170kg tiger. The team at Marwell Zoo near Winchester, Hampshire, carried out the treatment after male Amur ...

A team of vets carried out root canal work on a huge 170kg Siberian tiger after he broke a tooth. Marwell Zoo's in-house veterinary team were called in when a zookeeper saw 11-year-old Bagai had ...