Clinicians successfully removed a 16-mm fragment of a nickel-titanium (NiTi) endodontic instrument that became stuck in a man's tooth during a root canal by using a simple rather than a professional ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Choppers, grinders, chompers, pearly whites, ivories, fangs, chewers – whatever you call them, ...

Some kids wait until a tooth falls down on its own and then wait to collect whatever the tooth fairy brings. Not this one. She’s just too badass and decides to take matters into her own hands. And her ...

Wisdom teeth are a third set of molars — the large, flat teeth at the back of the mouth — that usually emerge between the ages of 17 and 25. Scientists believe that wisdom teeth were essential for our ...

Clinicians preserved a patient's split tooth using a nonsurgical technique that included widening and sealing the fracture gap with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and composite, according to a case ...

Tooth extractions, including ones involving infection, periodontal disease and crowding issues, are one of the most common dental procedures. An estimated 10 million wisdom teeth are extracted from ...