I have been advised by my dentist to go for implantology for two teeth. (15 & 16) because of failed root canal. Now I also have a plate with 1 tooth on in front (11). I am on discovery medical aid and ...

Columns share an author’s personal perspective. Q: I recently went to the endodontist and was told my root canal from 15-plus years ago failed and that I could have an apicoectomy or another ...

Root canal, despite being a common treatment, still has many murky misconceptions. Dentist dispels common myths to clear the ...

A. Without question, I believe, as my Learned Colleagues do, that it is always best to save a natural tooth. Let me elaborate. In the late 1980s, single tooth implants started to be placed in the ...

A cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan helped identify a fifth canal in the first premolar of a man who was undergoing a root canal. This is the first reported case of a fifth canal in this type ...

Endodontics Unless the practitioner is familiar with the morphology of the roots of all teeth, and the associated intricate root canal anatomy, effective debridement and obturation may be impossible.