Mitchell Josephs, D.D.S. Question: I had sharp pain on one back tooth that just would not go away. My doctor sees nothing on the X-ray. Any thoughts? Answer: Yes, many thoughts. Frankenstein never ...

Shingles, maskne, migraines and quarantine fatigue: The stress of the pandemic has manifested in a variety of physical ailments. The latest evidence of this is a rise in cracked teeth. “We have seen ...

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 ...

ST. LOUIS — Dental hygiene may not be the first thing many think about when they consider what can impact their heart health. For one woman, a cracked tooth led to a deadly infection of one of her ...

Our nine-year-old Retriever went in for his annual checkup and the vet found a badly cracked tooth. I was told it was likely due to his chewing on something very hard. He does love to chew on large ...

Fr. Steven Clark lost one molar and a canine during the pandemic. He had been grinding his teeth, he said, distraught by the virus spreading across the globe, and what it would mean if his ...

One of the great time-honored traditions of America’s pastime is players suffering really weird injuries. No sport it seems has more players get injured off the field or court more than baseball, and ...

A broken tooth can make life miserable — even for a 400-pound bear. Dr. Bruce Overton brought relief Friday by performing a root canal on Omai, an Asiatic black bear at the Metro Richmond Zoo in ...

After teeth are replanted, there are two possible healing responses: periodontal ligament healing or ankylosis with subsequent replacement resorption. The purpose of this study was to compare the ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Allen County Commissioners voted to pay a former jail inmate $26,000 to settle a lawsuit after the county attorney said it would cost more than that to defend the case.

As a practicing endodontist, I often get cases where the teeth are suspected of fractures and the dentist asks for my opinion on how to restore them. Understanding the nature of cracked teeth is ...