When that happens, you need a root canal to save the tooth. Once the patient is anesthetized, the dentist will open up the tooth and scrape out all the nerve tissue and pulp (blood vessels), then ...

Learn what the latest studies say about root canals—when they’re needed, how they work, and why quality care matters.

The pilot study shows that this new canal filling material has potential for boosting regeneration of the impaired tooth (Plos One 10.1371/journal.pone.0205534). When the pulp of a tooth, its blood ...

A root filling composed of rubber material is then compressed into the canal to seal it permanently. Following the root canal filling, the tooth is restored and sealed with another filling or crown.

How well does your root canal sealer do its job? Researchers compared the 3D microporosities and sealing abilities of two sealers, one relatively new and one considered the gold standard. While both ...

The reason for getting a root filling is often that the soft tissue inside the tooth, the dental pulp, is inflamed or infected. The root canal treatment is carried out in stages, on several occasions.

Cost of root canal treatment: $620 to $1,472, depending on whether it’s a molar, premolar, or front tooth. A crown, if needed, will add to the cost.

Pull 'em, it's not worth sinking filling or root canal (along with porcelain crown) money into teeth you'll end up having to pull anyway (I had fillings in mine and eventually had to get them pulled).

A teen who died this week from an infection he contracted after having a root canal had only gone to the dental clinic for a filling, his family said Friday. Christopher Schutzius, of Blue Island ...