As a practicing endodontist, Friday evenings are always unpredictable. Patients in pain or referring dentists who are trying to help their patients in pain right before the weekend have become a norm ...

When a patient is rushed in with an injured tooth, what is the best approach to preserve the tooth's pulp, pulpal space, and root? DrBicuspid.com spoke with four endodontists on best practices in ...

Regenerative endodontics represents a paradigm shift in the management of immature permanent teeth affected by pulp necrosis and periapical pathology. Unlike traditional apexification, these ...

A root canal is a dental procedure to remove dead or inflamed tissue, called pulp, from inside a tooth. You may need a root canal if you have symptoms such as temperature sensitivity, pain, and ...

Sponsored by Mitchell Josephs, D.D.S. Question: I have had a tooth ache for months and my dentist cannot find anything wrong with the tooth on the X-ray. The tooth has no fillings nor any dental work, ...

An indirect pulp cap is one method of preserving a tooth that has decay, trauma, or other damage. The crown of your tooth is the part of the tooth you can see in your mouth. It has three layers: ...