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 ...

Nobody wants to hear those two words from their dentist: “root canal.” The procedure has such a bad reputation that people use it as a metaphor for anything unpleasant and painful. But here’s some ...

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 ...

Sometimes, a tooth can become so severely damaged or infected that your dentist might discuss a couple of different kinds of treatment plans with you. The first is a root canal, and the other is a ...

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 ...

There's nothing more aggravating or borderline debilitating than tooth irritation. And along with the pesky pain comes the daunting reality that you could have a dentist appointment in your near ...

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Key Takeaways Gold crowns are strong and last a long time.Gold crowns are less ...