Despite its reputation, a root canal is often smoother, quicker and less painful than most people expect. Here’s what you can ...

Original Medicare does not cover routine dental treatments such as root canals, but some Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans provide this coverage. Roughly 98% of people with Medicare Advantage had ...

When you get an infection on the inside of your tooth, you may need a root canal to remove bacteria from the pulp inside to save the tooth. This procedure can be extremely pricey, so getting one ...

The root canal procedure relieves this pressure by removing the source of the infection inside the tooth, allowing the bone ...

When a dentist told Corrine Rivera that her 7-year-old daughter needed a baby root canal at her routine checkup, Rivera didn’t understand that “baby” was describing the tooth, not the size of the ...

When you’re in the dentist’s chair, being told that you need a filling, a crown, a root canal, or some other procedure, should you trust that advice? Or is there another option? Many factors—apart ...

CLAIM: The No. 1 cause of heart attacks is a tooth treated for a root canal. THE FACTS: There’s no credible scientific evidence that having a root canal can cause a heart attack, according to ...

President Biden was "doing just fine" after a root canal on Monday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, describing him as being back at work in the residence after the surgery. White ...