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 ...

With a growing older population, increasing demand for cosmetic surgery, and improved 3D technologies, it's no surprise that a startup is focused on making it simpler, safer, and faster to do dental ...

Anne Russell is a professional writer with an extensive background in health and fitness journalism. She served as editor-in-chief of Shape, Living Fit (a sister publication of Shape) and VIVmag. She ...

Many of us will lose an adult tooth in our lifetimes, whether through disease or misadventure – a punch that landed, a skateboarding trick that didn’t, say. And if you join these ranks, which include ...

Humans naturally produce only two sets of teeth in their lifetime, so tooth loss due to injury or disease is fairly common. Lost teeth are replaced, not restored, with dentures, fillings, or implants.

For people with missing or broken teeth, new advances in dental implant technology can help restore their smiles and return normal function to their mouths. According to Dr. Parsa T. Zadeh of Beverly ...

Research groups around the world are working to find ways to implant or grow real biological teeth in a human jaw.

Q: I so enjoy your column and decided to ask you your thoughts on my present problem. I lost my lower right first molar about six months ago. Healing seems to have been normal and at this point I am ...